University of Tennessee Athletics
Gildea Named SEC Cross Country Athlete of the Week
October 17, 2002 | Cross Country
Oct. 17, 2002
Tennessee's Patrick Gildea earned SEC Cross Country Athlete of the Week honors after leading the Volunteers to their second team title of the season Saturday, a dominating 33-point effort at the Furman Invitational.
The senior from Holbrook, N.Y., took a career-best, runner-up finish in 25:27.5 to become the first Volunteer to lead the squad in two races this season. At the Indiana State Invitational the week before Gildea led Tennessee with a 25:05.4 timing, his best in two seasons at Tennessee.
Tennessee has posted its two best top-five spread times in the last three seasons the last two races with Gildea leading the Volunteer pack.
The Vols return to action Nov. 4 at the SEC Cross Country Championships in Gainesville, Fla.
