University of North Georgia Athletics

Women's cross country runner Irina Watkins is the only person in the history of the Peach Belt Conference to earn a championship at two different schools (North Georgia and Kennesaw State).  At North Georgia, she was crowned the '05 PBC Champion with a 5K time of 17:53.  Watkins is a two-time NAIA Region XIII Champion and represented North Georgia at the 2004 NAIA National Championship where she finished 36^th with a time of 18:39.