LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Austin Brown and Michelle Oberndorf of the Trinity University men's and women's cross country teams have been named SCAC Runners of the Week for their performance this past weekend.

SCAC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Meets through Sunday, September 21st

AUSTIN BROWN OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a sophomore from Austin, Texas, has been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week for meets run through Sunday, September 21st.

Brown led the Tiger men’s cross country team to a second-place finish among non-DI teams at the UTSA/Ricardo Romo Classic on Friday evening.

Brown finished 15th overall in the race, as well as 10th among non-DI runners. He was the second finisher for the Tigers on Friday, coming in at 16:48.1 in the 5K event. For the season, it marks the second time that Brown has finished in the top 15, despite racing against several non-Division I schools.

Brown has led Trinity to a first place and a second place finish to start the year. 

SCAC WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Meets through Sunday, September 21st

MICHELLE OBERNDORF OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a senior from Aurora, Colo., has been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Cross Country Runner-of-the-Week for meets run through Sunday, September 21st.

Oberndorf led Trinity’s women’s cross country team to its second win in as many races over the weekend, defeating all non-DI competition at the UTSA/Ricardo Romo Classic.

Oberndorf finished in fourth place overall, and led the Tigers in scoring 37 points to earn the victory on Friday. She raced the 5K event in 19:32.8 to lead the Trinity women for the second time this year.

For the season, Oberndorf has led the Tigers to a pair of victories, and has finished in the top five overall in both events. She has been the top Division III female in both races so far this season.