This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is senior cross country runner Bennett Fleming. This season, Fleming was the top runner for the Orange men’s cross country team. During a dual meet against Cedar Ridge at the Red Wolves Course, Fleming finished with, crossing the finish line at 18:53.86. That was 27 seconds ahead of the nearest competitor. In the West Point on the Eno event on October 15 against Northern Durham and Vance County, Fleming finished first overall with a time of 20:09. Orange had the top seven runners, including Joshua Frank, Ethan Horton and Charles Damon. In the Big 8 Conference Championships at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary on October 24, Fleming finished 24th at 18:09.50, and qualified for the 3A Mideast Regionals. Fleming started the season with a 19th place finish at the Northwood Five Meet in September.