X-Women cross country runner Melissa Hardy was named the StFX Female Athlete of the Week for the week ending Oct. 6, 2013. Melissa, a fifth year Dietetic Intern student from Deer Lake, NF won the women’s 6k race at the SMU/DAL Invitational this past Saturday in Halifax, coming out on top of 72 runners from eight AUS schools. She completed the race in a time of 21:59, bettering her time from the previous race and helping her X-Women to a second place team finish. Melissa has had a top two finish in all three AUS races to date.