University of North Carolina Athletics
Alcorta Named ACC Performer Of The Week
October 18, 2017 | Cross Country
GREENSBORO, N.C. - North Carolina's Caroline Alcorta has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Cross Country Performer of the Week, as announced Wednesday by the league.Â
Alcorta, a senior from Springfield, Va., finished fourth out of 177 runners in a field that included four ranked teams at the Penn State national Saturday. She notched a 6k personal best of 20:26 in what was just her second meet of the season.
Alcorta has racked up honors from the conference throughout her career. She was named the performer of the week in 2016 after winning the Adidas XC 5k Challenge with a time of 16:42.4, she was All-ACC in 2015 after finishing 12th at the ACC Cross Country Championships and she was named ACC Freshman of the Year in 2014 after helping lead the Tar Heels to their first ACC Championship in 11 seasons where she finished 17th.Â
Syracuse's Justyn Knight earned ACC Men's Cross Country Performer of the Week after being named the USTFCCCA National Division I Male Athlete of the Week for his second-straight first-place finish at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational. He has not lost a regular-season meet since 2015.
Up Next: The Tar Heels will return to Louisville, Ky. on October 27 for the ACC Cross Country Championships.
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