IOWA LAKES STUDENT NAMED ‘ATHLETE OF THE WEEK’

An Iowa Lakes Community College Cross Country runner has been named ‘athlete of the week’ by the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference.

The Female Cross Country Athlete of the Week is Mackenzie Eggers.

After not running in her last competition due to a quad strain, Eggers crushed the college record time of 21:38 with a blistering 5K race at the University of Sioux Falls Invitational. Her previous best time was 23:05, but she defeated that mark by coming in at the 20:24 mark.

The Estherville native ran for the Estherville Lincoln Central Cross Country and Track programs where she received honors as a member of the 2002 state qualifying team and the 2004 Lakes Conference champion team. In track, she qualified for state with five sprint relays in her four seasons. Currently a Pre-Veterinary Medicine major, Eggers plans to transfer to Iowa State after Iowa Lakes to become a veterinarian.

This is the first year the Laker women have fielded a full squad. They are ranked 20th in the nation – up four spots from last week. The squad travels to Briar Cliff Oct. 8 for their next competition followed by regional competition Oct. 22.

Cross country is open to both men and women at Iowa Lakes Community College. To find out more information on athletics at Iowa Lakes, visit www.iowalakes.edu and click on ‘athletics.’