UMKC's Ayabei and NDSU's Thorne Capture Cross Country Weekly Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. - UMKC's Cosmas Ayabei and North Dakota State's
Amy Jo Thorne were named Summit League Cross Country Athletes of
the Week for their performances during the week of Oct. 11 - 17.
MEN
Cosmas Ayabei, UMKC
So., El Doret, Kenya/Tambach
Ayabei collects his second Athlete of the Week award of the
season and his career after setting an 8k school record with a time
of 24:25, the fastest 8k league time this season. His time earned
an eighth-place finish at the Bradley Classic out of 211 runners
from five schools ranked in the Midwest region, No. 5 Iowa State,
No. 6 Illinois, No. 7 Iowa, No. 12 UNI and No. 14 Drake.
Also nominated: Miles McDonald, Centenary; Randal Quirk,
IPFW; Aaron Kremer, IUPUI; Travis Fitzke, North Dakota State; Zack
Jones, Oakland; Michael Krsnak, South Dakota State; Dallas Eborn,
Southern Utah; Mike McGraw, Western Illinois
Previous Winners: Oct. 12 - Pat Cassady, Oakland; Oct 5 -
Anthony Bongard, South Dakota State; Sept. 28 - Anthony Bongard,
South Dakota State; Sept. 21 - Aaron Kremer, IUPUI; Sept. 14 -
Michael Krsnak, South Dakota State; Sept. 8 - Cosmas Ayabei,
UMKC
WOMEN
Amy Jo Thorne, North Dakota State
Sr., Brookings, S.D./Brookings
Thorne garners her first career Athlete of the Week honor
after capturing the 6k title at the Tori Neubauer Invitational
ahead of 449 athletes and leading her squad to a first-place team
finish past No. 26 Minnesota. Her 6k time of 21:34 is the fastest
league time of the season and is 44 seconds better than her
previous personal best.
Also nominated: Jacquelyn Batson, Centenary; Sarah
Hutchings, IPFW; Ana Paez, IUPUI; Jylian Jaloma, UMKC; Lia Jones,
Oakland; Jamie Smith, Southern Utah; Carianna Cottone, Western
Illinois
Previous Winners: Oct. 12 - Lia Jones, Oakland; Oct. 5 -
Heidi Peterson, North Dakota State; Sept. 28 - Sheilah Ndasym, Oral
Roberts; Sept. 21 - Sylvia Bedford, Southern Utah; Sept. 14 - Becca
Selner, IPFW; Sept. 8 - Sara Lieblein, Oakland
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