NEW ORLEANS – University of South Alabama cross country runner Carolien Millenaar made history Thursday morning as she became the first female runner in program history to be named Sun Belt Conference Runner of the Week for the third time this season as announced by the league office.
The 5-foot-8 Sørvad, Denmark, native now has earned the honor five times throughout her career, passing former Jag Rebecca Beverly's career mark of four selections done during the 1996, '97 and '99 seasons.
Millenaar's selection marks the 19th selection by a female runner at South Alabama.
For the third time in as many races this fall, Millenaar set a new personal best with a time of 20:53.