SUU Sweeps Weekly Cross Country Awards for Second Time this Season

10/4/2011 12:00:00 AM

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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 Sept. 27-Oct. 3.

MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Cameron Levins, Southern Utah
R-Sr., British Columbia, Canada
Levins captures his 11th career Athlete of the Week honor and second of the season after winning the Bill Dellinger Invitational with an 8k time of 23:10.51. Levins led his team to a third-place finish ahead of Idaho, the 12^th-ranked team in the West region. With this Athlete of the Week honor, he set a league record for awards in a career surpassing Oakland's Adam Frezza (10).

Also nominated: Steve Zimmerman, IPFW; J.D. Smith, IUPUI; Cosmas Ayabei, UMKC; Steven Marcinkowski, Oakland; Shadrack Koech, Oral Roberts; Jeff Mettler, South Dakota; Jared Ailts, South Dakota State; Michael Castel, Western Illinois.

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.

WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Diana Medina-Mitchell, Southern Utah
R-Sr., Hurricane, Utah/Hurricane
Medina-Mitchell garners her second career Athlete of the Week award after posting a league-best 5k time of 17:10.87 at the Bill Dellinger Invitational. This marks her second award of the season.

Also nominated: Sarah Hutchings, IPFW; Rachel Zajac, IUPUI; Heidi Peterson, North Dakota State; Brittni Hutton, Oakland; Sheilah Ndasym, Oral Roberts; Megan Hilson, South Dakota; Erin Hargens, South Dakota State; Chelsea Lynes, Western Illinois.

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.