Nate Biggs And Irene Jeptolo Named Crown Trophy Student-Athletes Of The Week
Chris Zona
9/24/07

 

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - WSSU senior defensive back Nathaniel Biggs (Durham, NC) and junior women’s cross country runner Irene Jeptolo (Kapsabet, Kenya) have been selected as the WSSU Crown Trophy Student-Athletes of the Week for the week ending September 23, 2007 for their impressive athletic performances over the past seven days as announced by the Winston-Salem State University Department of Athletics.

Biggs, a 6’0”, 190-pound defensive back turned in a stellar performance for the Rams in a loss to South Carolina State University on Saturday evening.  Biggs tallied eight total tackles in the game including five solo tackles.  In addition he recorded an interception which he returned 87 yards to set up a WSSU score.  For his efforts he has been named the Crown Trophy WSSU Male Student-Athlete of the Week.

Jeptolo, a junior cross country runner and member of the WSSU track and field team recorded her second first-place finish of the season on Saturday morning as she turned in a time of 24:04.2 en route to capturing the championship of the Old North State Cross Country Championships.  Jeptolo finished the 6k course 17 seconds faster than her nearest competitor as she led the Lady Rams to a second-place team finish.  For her efforts she has been named the Crown Trophy WSSU Female Student-Athlete of the Week.

 

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