Asbury's Spoon gets another RSC Men's XC Runner of the Week honor
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- Asbury (Ky.) University senior Justin Spoon won first place at a big meet to claim River States Conference Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week for Sept. 28-Oct. 4. It is his second weekly award of the season.
Spoon, from Columbus, Ind., won the silver race at the Greater Louisville Classic beating out 82 other runners on the 8,000-meter course. Spoon posted a time of 26 minutes, 11 seconds to win by 12 seconds over the nearest competitor.
Spoon's effort led Asbury to fourth place as a team, which was tops among the five RSC schools in the race. It was also the third individual victory of the year for Spoon.
Next up for the Eagles is the Coaches Classic on Oct. 10.