ORU's Lagat, IPFW's Martinez Earn Athlete of the Week Honors
MEN
Jonah
Lagat, Oral Roberts
So.,
Kapsabet, Kenya/Kapsabet Boys HS
Lagat
earns the Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week award for the
second time this season after qualifying for the NCAA
Championships. The
sophomore from Kapsabet, Kenya, finished 11th at the Midwest
Regional on Saturday, at Oklahoma State. Lagat completed the 10K race in 31:25,
finishing out of the top 10 by 2.5 seconds.
WOMEN
Crystal
Martinez, IPFW
Sr.,
Valparaiso, Ind./Wheeler HS
Martinez
claims the Female Athlete of the Week honor after receiving an at-large bid into the
NCAA Championships. The
senior from Valparaiso, Ind., is the first Mastodon to race in the
NCAA Division I Cross Country National Championships. Martinez finished eighth at the Great
Lakes Regional with a time of 21:26.8.
