Conference's Runner of the Week Goes to Salvador Castillo

Conference's Runner of the Week Goes to Salvador Castillo
October 26, 2020

By Mike DeVader, Reinhardt Director of Athletic Communications & Media

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Salvador Castillo of Reinhardt is the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week, the league announced Monday.

The sophomore helped pace the Eagles to a second-place finish in the Southern States Challenge, one in which saw the runners up against hot and humid weather in mid-October.

Castillo crossed the finish line in seventh overall individually.

This is the sixth edition of the weekly honors for the 2020 season. The next set of awards will be announced on Nov. 2. 

AAC Men's Runner of the Week
Salvador Castillo - So. - Dalton, Ga.

  • Placed seventh at the Southern States Challenge.
  • Posted a time of 26:43 in the 8K race.
  • Helped Reinhardt to finish second.
  • This is his first weekly honor this season.

To view the entire article from the AAC, please click here.

The Reinhardt Invitational is up next on Friday evening at Boling Park in Canton, Ga. 

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