ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Tusculum College junior Simon Holzapfel has been named the South Atlantic Conference Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week announced officials Monday. This marks the second straight week, third time this year and fourth occurrence in his career that he has earned this honor.

Holzapfel, a 5-5 native of Nuremberg, Germany, won his fourth individual title in as many meets by capturing first place honors at the Trailblazer Invitational in Gray, Tenn. this past Saturday. Holzapfel won the 8,000-meter race with a school-record time of 26:17.33, outdistancing himself from the second place runner by 1:25.

Holzapfel has already won a school record nine individual titles in his career and owns eight of the top ten 8K times in school history, including the top six. In 2008, he garnered All-NCAA Division II Southeast Region honors and finished runner-up in the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference championship. He has a 4.00 cumulative grade point average and was a 2008-09 Academic All-America® selection.

Holzapfel and the Pioneers will be competing at the 2009 Food Lion SAC Championship this Saturday in Newton, N.C.

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