X-Women cross country runner Melissa Hardy was named the StFX Female Athlete of the Week for the week ending Sept. 22, 2013. Melissa, a fifth year Human Nutrition student (dietetic intern) student from Deer Lake, Nfld. placed second overall at the StFX Invitational race held this past Saturday. In the first 6km event of the season, Melissa ran a time of 22:20.53 and had a personal best showing in the opening 5km of the race in a competitive field featuring seven AUS schools. The X-Women placed second in the team results.