Macon, Ga. -- Belmont junior Lauren Williams has been named Atlantic Sun Conference Co-Track Athlete of the Week as announced by the conference office on Wednesday morning. She shares the honor with ETSU’s Anna Marie Ricciardi.

Williams, a junior from Nashville (David Lipscomb HS), bested a field of 47 in the mile run at the Indiana Relays in Bloomington, Ind. Her first-place time of 4:56.92 broke a 2004 school record set by Lisa Crampton by over seven seconds. The time is also fastest at that distance in the A-Sun this indoor season.

This also marks the first time Williams has been honored with the conference’s weekly track and field award.

The Atlantic Sun Athlete of the Week is announced every Wednesday during the 2007 indoor track season.

The 12-member league headquartered in Macon, Ga., consists of Belmont, Campbell, ETSU, Gardner-Webb, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, Mercer, UNF and Stetson with Florida Gulf Coast and USC Upstate beginning competition in 2007-08.