Top-12 Finishes Earn CAC Cross Country Runner of the Week Awards

Top-12 finishes by Haskell Indian Nations University (Kansas) senior Jaiven Hale and Florida National University sophomore Lismar Bentancourt have earned them the Continental Athletic Conference Cross Country Runner of the Week awards.

Hale, the men's recipient, finished third out of 317 runners in the green race at the Paul Short Run last Friday in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Newton, North Dakota, native covered the 8-kilometer course in 25:45.5.

Bentacourt, the female honoree, placed 12th at the 26th FLRunners.com Invitational last Friday in Lakeland, Florida. She covered the 6-kilometer course in 25:14.77 while competing against runners from NCAA Division II schools such as Lynn University, Palm Beach Atlantic University and Nova Southeastern University.