IPFW's Paris, Martinez Named Cross Country Athletes of the Week

9/25/2007 12:00:00 AM

MEN

Hunter Paris, IPFW

Sr., Fort Wayne, Ind./Carroll HS
Paris was named the Male Athlete of the Week following his record-setting performance at the Pepperdine Invitational last week. He finished 10th out of 88 runners with an 8K time of 25:09.71, which broke the previous school record he had set two weeks ago by more than 20 seconds. Paris' time was also the fifth best in the league thus far this season. Paris led the Mastodons for the third meet in a row as they placed seventh out of 10 teams.

(Also nominated: Michael Haydel, Centenary; Jimmy Keown, UMKC).

(Previous honorees: Sept. 5 - Brad Wheeler, IUPUI; Sept. 11 - Cam Levins, Southern Utah; Sept. 18 - Joseph Chebaibai, Oral Roberts).

WOMEN

Crystina Martinez, IPFW

Jr., Valparaiso, Ind./Wheeler HS
Martinez earns Female Athlete of the Week honors after an eighth-place finish at the Pepperdine Invitational last week. Her 6K time of 21:04.77 shattered the previous school record by 49 seconds, and it also takes top honors in The Summit League this season. Of the 112 runners, Martinez faced competition from regionally-ranked programs such as Cal State-Fullerton, USC and UCLA. This was the third meet in a row Martinez has led the way for IPFW as the ‘Dons placed fifth out of 12 teams.

(Also nominated: Lori Von Pingel, Centenary; Sara Hiller, UMKC).

(Previous honorees: Sept. 5 - Faithy Kamangila, Oral Roberts; Sept. 11 - Sharla Platt, Southern Utah; Sept. 18 - Faithy Kamangila, Oral Roberts).