Southern Utah Sweeps Cross Country Athlete of the Week Awards

9/22/2009 12:00:00 AM

MEN
Cameron Levins, Southern Utah
Jr., Black Creek, British Columbia, Canada/G.P. Vanier

Levins earns his first Athlete of the Week honor after placing second with a time of 23:48.6 in a field of 343 competitors from schools including the nation's 12^th ranked team (BYU) and regionally-ranked UC Riverside. The junior, from British Columbia, set a Southern Utah course record and was seven seconds off the pace of the individual champion from BYU.

Also nominated: Adam Nerio, Centenary; Chase Kaufman, IUPUI; Cosmas Ayabei, UMKC; Jake Henderson, NDSU; Eric Anerino, WIU.

Previous Winners: Sept. 9 - Zach Jones, Oakland; Sept. 15 - Zach Jones, Oakland.

WOMEN
Sharla Manuele, Southern Utah
R-Sr., Newcastle, Utah/Enterprise

Manuele claims her first Athlete of the Week honor after placing sixth among 218 competitors at the UC Riverside Invitational in Riverside, Calif. Manuele ran a Southern Utah course record of 17.09.5, more than nine seconds faster than her previous record set in 2007.

Also nominated: Cara Miccoli, Centenary; Becca Selner, IPFW; Brittney McDuffee, IUPUI; Erica Freiert, UMKC; Amy Jo Reuter, NDSU; Carianna Cottone, WIU.

Previous Winners: Sept. 9 - Kelsey Carmean, Oakland. Sept. 15- Kelsey Carmean, Oakland.