FREDERICKSBURG, Va. --- Fall sports are now underway with cross country competing in its first races of the fall this past weekend. Weekly honors were awarded to (pictured, left-to-right) Mike Myers from Southern Virginia men's cross country and Monica Lannen from Christopher Newport women's cross country. 

See below for more information about the weekly award winners and honor rolls for each sport, or click here to watch the CAC Players of the Week video on YouTube. 

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CAC Players of the Week

Aug. 31 - Sept. 2

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

Mike Myers | Southern Virginia | Jr. 

Medford, Ore. | South Medford

Myers opened the year by winning on the XC opener at Mary Washington with a time of 15:20, defeating the second-place finisher by more than four seconds. He improved his time at the same race last year by 1:16. 

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WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

Monica Lannen | Christopher Newport | Jr. 

Reston, Va. | South Lakes

Lannen kicked off the 2018 season with a victory in the 4k during the Mary Washington Opener on Friday. During the race, she posted a time of 15:11.6, which topped the next closest competitor by over 15 seconds. Guided by those efforts, Christopher Newport eventually secured the team title with a score of 28.

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