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Lipham earns second career Sun Belt XC “Runner of the Week” nod

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NEW ORLEANS, La. — Freshman Ethan Lipham earned his second career Sun Belt Cross Country Men’s Runner of the Week honor on Wednesday.

Lipham clocked a personal best 8K time of 25:19.13 to garner gold at the Firetower Project Run (Sept. 16), leading the Mountaineer men’s squad to a first-place team finish with a score of 20. His time was a 30-second improvement from his season debut on Sept. 2.

The Largo, Fla. native was tabbed the season’s first Men’s Runner of the Week honoree on Sept. 7 after posting a ninth-place finish and 8K time of 25:49.