TWIN FALLS, Idaho - College of Southern Idaho's Elizabeth Phillips won her first collegiate cross country race and earned United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association NJCAA Division 1 National Runner of the Week.
Phillips, a sophomore, won the Steve Reeder Memorial 5k in 18:22.4, beating runners from Utah State University, University of Utah, Northwest Nazarene, Weber state, and Salt Lake CC.
She was a member of last year's NJCAA Division I National Championship Cross Country Team and is the third CSI athlete to win this award during the cross country season.