Sept. 8, 2008

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Virginia's Trey Miller (pictured, left) was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Cross Country Performer of the Week while the Cavalier's Lauretta Dezubay earned the ACC Women's Performer of the Week honors.

Miller earned the men's award after capturing individual honors at the Lou Onesty Invitational in Charlottesville, Va. The Winston-Salem, N.C., junior claimed first place for the Cavaliers, finishing the 8K race with a time of 24:53.80 to win his first-ever collegiate race. Virginia placed five runners in the top 8 and captured the team title by a 17-point (19-to-36) margin over second place Duke.

Dezubay garnered the women's award after capturing individual honors at the Lou Onesty Invitational in Charlottesville, Va. The Bethlehem, Pa., senior took first place in the women's 5K race with a time of 17:55.01. Dezubay's finish was 15 seconds faster than her previous personal record and resulted in her first-ever collegiate victory.