Heather Lee Wins A-Sun Cross Country Title

Saturday, October 27, 2001
Contact: Stan Cole

Heather Lee Wins A-Sun Cross Country Title

ATLANTA, GA. - Campbell junior Heather Lee ran a season-best time of 17:00.03 en route a first-place finish at the Atlantic Sun Women's Cross Country Championship, Saturday. The win was Lee's sixth top four finish of the season and was a personal record by over 20 seconds.
Lee led the Lady Camels to a seventh-place finish at the A-Sun Championships. First-year member Belmont took the women's team title with a total of 32 points. Host Georgia State was second with 65 points, while UCF (78 points), Samford (95 points), Troy State (147 points) rounded out the top five finishers.
Lee won the women's 5K race by over 19 seconds. Georgia State's Jenn Feenstra finished second in 17:19.71, while Belmont's Keely Weaver was third in 17:56.09.
Lee and the women's cross country team will now head to the NCAA East Regional, Nov. 10^th, in an effort to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championships.

2001 Atlantic Sun Championships
Team Finishes	Campbell Finishers
1. Belmont University, 32 points	1. Heather Lee, 17:00.03
2. Georgia State, 65 points	33. Natalie Lewis, 19:46.21
3. UCF, 78 points	38. Renee Acker, 20:09.63
4. Samford, 95 points	46. Kathleen Dunscomb, 20:44.36
5. Troy State, 147 points	59. Shelly Hilliard, 21:20.13
6. Jacksonville, 162 points	63. Miranda Thomas, 21:52.41
7. Campbell, 170 points	66. Allison Eckroth, 23:08.99
8. Mercer, 223 points
9. Florida Atlantic, 276 points
10. Jacksonville State, 284 points
11. Stetson, 307 points

Top 10 Finishers (First Team All-Conference)
1. Heather Lee, Campbell, 17:00.03
2. Jenn Feenstra, Georgia St., 17:19.71
3. Keely Weaver, Belmont, 17:56.09
4. Sonja Shedden, UCF, 18:01.12
5. Margaret Elliott, Belmont, 18:10.26
6. Nigisti Negussie, Georgia St., 18:17.05
7. Kelsey Reed, Belmont, 18:21.06
8. Allison Mills, Belmont, 18:22.70
9. Sarah Damen, Belmont, 18:24.13
10. Brittney Mensen, Samford, 18:42.10

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