RICHMOND, VA -– James Madison junior Shannon Saunders (Forest, Va./Jefferson Forest) has been named the Colonial Athletic Association women\'s cross country Runner of the Week for the week ending Sept. 19.
Saunders finished 27 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor to win the JMU Women\'s Cross Country Invitational on Sept. 18.
She completed the 5,000-meter course in 18 minutes, 54 seconds to finish first in the 68-runner field. Maryland\'s Meghan Braffet was second in 19:21.
The Dukes won the eight-team competition with 23 points. Maryland was second with 32 points and was followed by Virginia Commonwealth (89), Howard (138), George Mason (154), Radford (164), Lynchburg (171) and Bridgewater (191).