San Antonio - Tiger cross country runner Brandon Douglas has been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Character & Community Athlete of the Week.

Douglas is a three-year letterman for the Tiger cross country and track & field teams, and helped the cross country team to its first-ever SCAC Championship in 2012.  This past spring, he also ran his personal best time in the 10,000 meter run to aid the Tiger track & field team to the conference title.

Since coming to Trinity, Douglas has spent many hours as a tutor and volunteer with the Boys and Girls Club of San Antonio, assisting with their After-School Activities program.  He has also helped the Church Under the Bridge in San Antonio, serving dinners and distributing clothing to homeless and needy families. 

Douglas has served as a Resident Mentor at Trinity for the past two years, and has also participated in Trinity's Leadership Academy.  Service to his community is a long-time commitment by Douglas, who also logged over 200 hours as a volunteer at the Medical Center of Plano while in high school, and was a member of the Young Men's Service League.

Douglas is majoring in Business & Economics, and will minor in Human Communications.  This past summer, he worked TIAA-Cref as a Wealth Management Consulting Intern.  Douglas was voted as cross country team captain this season.