Daniel Earns Big 12 Runner of the Week Honor
September 28, 1999 | Women's Cross Country
Sept. 28, 1999
LUBBOCK, Texas - The Big 12 Conference announced today that Texas Tech cross country standout Leigh Daniel has been named the Big 12 Women?s Cross Country Runner of the Week.
Daniel earns the honor after finishing first at the Sundodger Invitational in Seattle, Wash., last weekend. She crossed the finish line in 16:52 on the 5K course, eight seconds shy of the course record. The junior from Lubbock helped lead the Red Raiders to a second-place finish among 13 teams.
Daniel, a preseason favorite to win the conference championship, won 10,000-meter national title last year. She also won the Big 12 5,000 and 3,000 meter events at the outdoor track and field championships last spring.