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Place Named NCAC Athlete of the Week
February 25, 2008
CLEVELAND, Ohio - CLEVELAND – Allegheny College senior Ryan Place (Meshoppen, Pa./Elk Lake) was named the North Coast Athletic Conference athlete of the week in distance/middle distance running for his performance at the Kent State Tune-Up on Saturday.
Place outpaced the entire 29-man field in the 3,000-meters with a time of 8:21.73. His time was only .62 seconds off the Allegheny school record that was set in 2005 and also gave him the top time in the NCAC heading into the championships this week.
The Gators travel to Granville, Ohio on Friday and Saturday, February 29 to March 1 for the NCAC Indoor Championships.