Week 5: AAC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week

WALESKA, Ga. - Dylan Branch of Montreat is the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week, the league announced Monday.

This is the fifth edition of the weekly honors for the 2023 season. The next set of awards will be announced on Oct. 9.

AAC Men's Runner of the Week
Dylan Branch - Montreat - Senior - Avon Park, Fla.

• Crossed the line 14th at the Live in Louisville Classic.
• Posted an 8K time of 25:04.2.
• Led Montreat to a third-place team finish out of 46 NCAA and NAIA teams.
• This is his first weekly award this season.

Previous Runners of the Week award winners
Week 1 - Aaron Jones, Milligan
Week 2 - Salvador Castillo, Reinhardt
Week 3 - Ethan Stamey, Montreat
Week 4 - Zimri Kuhn, Milligan
Week 5 - Dylan Branch, Montreat