MOBILE, Ala. – University of South Alabama cross country runner Warno Potgieter was named the Sun Belt Conference men's runner of the week on Tuesday as announced by the league office.
The honor marks the first of Potgieter's career as well as the first time a Jaguar male cross country runner has received the Sun Belt weekly accolade since Christoph Graph did so on Sept. 16, 2015.
Competing in just his second cross country race and his first 8k as a Jaguar, Potgieter placed second Saturday in the Blue Division at the Greater Louisville Classic held at E.