ORU's Lagat, IPFW's Martinez Garner Athlete of the Week Accolades
MEN
Jonah
Lagat, Oral Roberts
So.,
Kapsabet, Kenya/Kapsabet Boys HS
Lagat
earns the Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week award after
setting a Summit League Championship record en route to capturing
the men's cross country individual title at the league
championships on Saturday.
The junior from Kapsabet, Kenya, won the 8K in a record time 23:53,
shattering the previous Summit League mark of 24:16 set by Southern
Utah's Curtis Moore in 2000. Lagat paced the Golden Eagles to a
third-place team finish and was named to the all-league first team
and garnered Championship MVP honors.
WOMEN
Crystina
Martinez, IPFW
Sr.,
Valparaiso, Ind./Wheeler HS
Martinez
claims the Female Athlete of the Week honor for the fifth time this
season, as she posted a swift time of 20:54.9 en route to winning
the women's individual title at The Summit League Championships on
Saturday. The senior from
Valparaiso, Ind., broke the IPFW school record for the 6K and was
named to the all-league first team and captured the Championship
MVP award. Martinez helped
the 2007 defending champion Mastodons to a second-place finish,
just three points shy of claiming their second-straight
title.
