Sept. 30, 2008
COLUMBIA, Mo. -
Missouri sophomore Kinsey Farren (Dallas, Texas) was honored by the Big 12 Tuesday as its Female Runner of the Week for her performance at Saturday's Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational. It is Farren's first career honor in the category. Farren was Missouri's top finisher for the third-straight week, running an 18:12 in the 5K race, and placing seventh individually, on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago.
The Tiger women finished second only to Northwestern in the meet.
Mizzou is next slated to participate in the Pre-National Invitational in Terre Haute, Ind., on October 18.
Farren, along with footballer Jeremy Maclin, will be featured on the Big 12 website tomorrow as part of its "In Focus" series. Check out the full rundown HERE.
BIG 12 RUNNERS OF THE WEEK
Missouri history
WOMEN
September 30, 2008, Kinsey Farren
October 4, 2005, Valerie Lauver
September 20, 2005, Kristin Hansen
October 5, 2004, Amanda Bales
September 30, 2003, Amanda Bales
September 16, 2003, Valerie Lauver
September 9, 2003, Amanda Bales
October 1, 2002, Amanda Bales (co-awarded)
September 17, 2002, Valerie Lauver
September 25, 2001, Ann Marie Brooks
September 25, 2000, Ann Marie Brooks
September 11, 2000, Kerry Hils
October 6, 1999, Ann Gullingsrud
MEN
September 18, 2007,
Ben Brammeier
October 4, 2005,
Tim Ross
September 13, 2005,
Tim Ross
October 2, 2001, Mike Pitts
September 11, 2000, Adam MacDowell
September 16, 1998, Adam MacDowell
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