Georgia College & State University men's cross country runner Daniel Laird has been named the Zaxby's Player of the Week ending Oct. 22.
Laird, a freshman from Hoschton, Ga., competed in the 2023 Peach Belt Conference Championship Oct. 21 in Oakwood. He was named the league's Freshman of the Year as he helped the Bobcats finish in fourth place overall.
Laird was the top-finishing freshman who was also among his teams' top seven runners and was named the PBC Freshman of the Year with a personal- best 8K time of 27:00.7. Laird shaved 22 seconds off his previous best finishing in 29th place.