NEW ORLEANS, La. – Senior Shanieke Watson was named the Sun Belt Conference Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week, the conference released this afternoon. This the second weekly award for Watson this season and the fifth time she's earned the distinction in her career.
The Manchester, Jamaica product was the first place Division I runner, placing second overall, at the 2018 Little Rock Invitational, held on Oct. 13, logging a personal best time of 17:38.1.
Her time was the sixth fastest 5k time in Little Rock Cross Country history.
Watson's regular season finale capped off a season where she placed in the top-five in three races, claiming first at the 2018 UCA Cross Country Invitational.