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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Virginia Tech redshirt junior Michael Hammond (Midlothian, Va.) has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Cross Country Co-Performer of the Week as announced by the conference office today.

It marks the first time in his career that Hammond has earned the weekly honor from the conference in cross country. He also earned the award on Feb. 22 during the indoor track season. Hammond shares this award with Florida State’s Mike Fout and becomes the first male Hokie to earn the honor in cross country since former Tech runner and Midlothian native Billy Berlin in 2007.

Hammond led the Hokies to the team title at the Charlotte Invite on Friday by finishing in fourth place individually out of 258 total runners in a time of 24:28.0 for the eight kilometer race. Tech scored 35 points and bettered 34 teams in the field, finishing 51 points clear of second place Liberty.

Hammond and the rest of the Hokies are back in action in two weeks as they will run at the Appalachian State Blue Ridge Open on Friday, Oct. 14, and then at the Indiana State Pre-National Invitational on Sunday, Oct. 16.

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