NDSU’s Brownotter Tabbed #SummitXC Women’s Athlete of the Week
NDSU’s Brownotter Tabbed #SummitXC Women’s Athlete of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – North Dakota State's Brittany Brownotter garnered The Summit League Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week for her performance during the season-opening weekend through Sept. 5. The honor marks the first weekly award of the season.
BRITTANY BROWNOTTER, NORTH DAKOTA STATE
So. // Bismarck, N.D.
- Received her first career Cross Country Athlete of the Week honor
- Finished first at the Bison Open with a time of 14:38.5 for her second career victory
- Helped lead NDSU to a team victory over league foe South Dakota State and intrastate rival North Dakota
Also nominated: Emma Rafuse, Fort Wayne; Shelby Pake, IUPUI; Hanna Sanchez, Oral Roberts; Megan Billington, South Dakota; Abigail Richter, Western Illinois
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
Celebrating its 35th season of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 120,000 at nine institutions, including four located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), North Dakota State University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), Oral Roberts University, the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced eight NCAA Champions along with over 80 Academic All-Americans, 75 All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league, visit www.thesummitleague.org website, follow The Summit League on Twitter @thesummitleague and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
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