Asbury's Lyon races to RSC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week
NEW ALBANY, Ind. -- Asbury University's Allison Lyon set a personal record at the Fast Cats Invitational to claim River States Conference Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week for Oct. 2-8.
Lyon, a senior from Nicholasville, Ky., posted a time of 19:40 in the 5K-race to place 11th of 113 runners. It was a personal-best time by more than 40 seconds from earlier this year. It was also the sixth-fastest time in school history.
Asbury's next competition is the Oct. 21 when it hosts the Chick-Fil-A Invitational.