NEW ORLEANS  – Appalachian State University long distance runner Tristin Van Ord was tabbed the Sun Belt Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Week, as announced by the league's office on Wednesday. 

Van Ord grabs her first honor of the 2016-17 indoor track season after winning her first race at the ETSU Track & Field Invitational on Jan. 13. The senior ran a time of 17:28.12 in the 5,000 meters to snatch first place out of 39 competitors. Her time produced in Johnson City, Tenn. sits at No. 1 on the Sun Belt standings and is the 26th-best time run by any Division I student-athlete thus far.

This distinction marks Van Ord's third league honor in 2016-17 after earning two SBC Athlete of the Week awards during the cross country season for the second-straight year.