SUU Captures Both Weekly Cross Country Awards for Second-Straight Week
SUU Captures Both Weekly Cross Country Awards for Second-Straight Week
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ELMHURST, Ill. - Southern Utah's Cameron Levins and Diana Medina-Mitchell were named The Summit League's Cross Country Athletes of the Week for their performances Oct. 4-10.
MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Cameron Levins, Southern Utah
R-Sr., British Columbia, Canada
Levins earns his 12th career Athlete of the Week honor and third of the season after winning the Color Country Invitational with a league-best 6k time of 18:36.20, his third consecutive first-place finish this season. He led the Thunderbirds to a first-place finish past in-state foe Utah Valley, ranked 14th in the Mountain region. With the honor, Levins sets a league record (since 1995) with 12 career Athlete of the Week awards.
Previous winners: Sept. 6 - Elijah Rono, Southern Utah; Sept. 13 - Zane Cooperider, IUPUI; Sept. 20 - Cameron Levins, Southern Utah; Sept. 27 - Greg Vollmer, South Dakota State; Oct. 4 - Cameron Levins, Southern Utah.
WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Diana Medina-Mitchell, Southern Utah
R-Sr., Hurricane, Utah/Hurricane
Medina-Mitchell collects her third career Athlete of the Week award and third of the season after a second-place finish at the Color Country Invitational with a 4k time of 14:30.91. She led the Thunderbirds to a second-place overall finish ahead of Utah Valley, ranked 12th in the Mountain region. Medina-Mitchell's time is the second-best league time this season.
Previous winners: Sept. 6 - Kristen Radcliff, Oral Roberts; Sept. 13 - Sarah Hutchings, IPFW; Sept. 20 - Diana Medina-Mitchell, Southern Utah; Sept. 27 - Heidi Peterson, North Dakota State; Oct. 4 - Diana Medina-Mitchell, Southern Utah.
