Aifuwa Earns CACC Runner of the Week Honors

Philadelphia (October 1, 2007) - University of the Sciences cross country runner Joy Aifuwa (Edison High School/Edison, NJ) was named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for the week ending September 30, 2007.

In earning the award for the second time this season, Aifuwa ran her best time of the season as she captured the individual title at the Belmont Classic at Belmont Plateau on Saturday. For her career at USP, Joy has earned CACC Runner of the Week honors a record 15 times.

Aifuwa, a senior pharmacy major, completed the 5,000 meter course in 19:40.23, finishing 11 seconds ahead of her nearest competition, Rory Kauffman of Wilmington University. In the race, Joy emerged from the woods at Belmont in second place behind Kauffman, with a little over ¾ of a mile to go before overtaking the WU freshman on Flagpole Hill. Aifuwa continued to finish strong, opening up a nearly 50-meter lead as she cross the finish line.

The former Edison High School athlete is in her fourth and final season of competition for the Devils. Aifuwa has finished first or second in four of her five races this year (the other being a fourth place finish behind three runners from nationally ranked Kutztown University at the Maroon and Gold Invite on September 8th.)

In 2006, she earned Runner of the Week honors five times and finished 2nd at the 2006 CACC Championships earning All Conference honors for the third consecutive year

Next up for the Devils will be the Cabrini Invitational, hosted by Cabrini College at Belmont Plateau on Saturday, October 13, 2007.

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