Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop graduate student Lauren Charlton has been named the Big South Conference Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week while teammate Alexis Taylor is the Big South Conference Women's Cross Country Freshman of the Week for meets ran Oct. 5-8, the league office announced Wednesday afternoon.
 
Charlton was the Eagles' top runner at the Royal Challenge on the campus of Queens University in Charlotte, N.C. this past Friday, finishing 10th with a time of 18:07 while Taylor had the third-best time for the Eagles with a time of 19:56, finishing 106^th.
 
This is the first women's cross country runner of the week winner since Olivia Kemp on Oct. 12, 2022 and the ninth all-time.
 
Since the Conference starting awarding a Freshman of the Week honor in 2021, Taylor becomes Winthrop's first-ever recipient of this honor.
 
For complete coverage of the Winthrop Cross Country programs, follow the Eagles on twitter @WinthropTrackXC or visit the official home page of Winthrop Athletics (www.winthropeagles.com).

She was the top finisher for the Eagles placing 10th out of 243 runners at the Royals Challenge! 🔥@WinthropTrackXC's Lauren Charlton is Women's #BigSouthXC Runner of the Week! pic.twitter.com/OncXRP3Zfl

— Big South Conference (@BigSouthSports) October 11, 2023

She placed in the top half of the 243 competitors to help the Eagles finish 14th out of 29 teams at the Royals Classic!👏@WinthropTrackXC's Lexi Taylor is the Women's #BigSouthXC Freshman of the Week! pic.twitter.com/lm95dBR2fO

— Big South Conference (@BigSouthSports) October 11, 2023