NDSU's James Schanandore, IPFW's Crystina Martinez Earn Runner of the Week Honors
James
Schanandore,
North Dakota State
Sr., Mandan,
N.D./Mandan HS
Schanandore
earns The Summit League Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week
award after winning the Oz Memorial Run in Falcon Heights,
Minn. This is the second
straight race that he has won after placing first in the Bison
Invitational last week. The
senior from Mandan, N.D., recorded a personal-best time of 19:18 in
the 6K. This is the first
time a Bison has won back-to-back races since Greg Liebl
accomplished the feat in 2006. Schanandore has earned 11 career top
10 finishes.
Crystina
Martinez, IPFW
Sr., Valparaiso,
Ind./Wheeler HS
Martinez
claims the
Female Athlete of the Week honors for the second time this season
after placing second among 81 competitors at the Mel Brodt
Invitational in Bowling Green, Ohio. The senior from Valparaiso, Ind., led
the Mastodons as she recorded a time of 18:06.13 in the 5K. This is the second time in as
many meets that Martinez has finished in the top three for
IPFW.
