September 13, 2005
Cross Country
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SEAN BOWMAN NAMED MVC ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State junior Sean Bowman (Nashville, Ind./Milligan College) has been named the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Male Athlete of the Week. Bowman, competing in his first race of the season, helped the Sycamores win the ISU Invitational on Saturday (Sept. 10).
   Bowman finished third at the 8k ISU Invitational with a time of 26:03.71. He led a Sycamores contingent of five runners which placed in the top nine. The Sycamores won the meet with a team score of 31. Louisville took second place with 34 points, while Butler finished third with 71 points.
   Junior Justin Kunz was named Athlete of the Week last week (Sept. 6), giving the Sycamores a sweep of the men’s award. The Sycamores return to action on Friday (Sept. 16) when they travel to Bloomington, Ind., to take part in the Indiana Intercollegiates. The Sycamores finished second at the meet in 2004. ISU claimed back-to-back championships in the event in 1997 and 1998.