Oakland’s Magier, Omaha’s Vorthmann Earn Cross Country Athlete of the Week Honors
Oakland’s Magier, Omaha’s Vorthmann Earn Cross Country Athlete of the Week Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – Oakland's Cal Magier and Omaha's Amanda Vorthmann were named The Summit League's Cross Country Athletes of the Week for their performances Oct. 2-8.
MEN'S ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Cal Magier, Oakland
So. // Pinckney, Mich.
Magier collects his first career Athlete of the Week award after recording a fourth-place finish at the Michigan Intercollegiates. He finished the 8k race with a time of 27:12.3.
Previous winners: Sept. 4 – Michael Krsnak, SDSU; Sept. 11 – Trent Lusignan, SDSU; Sept. 18 – Jeff Mettler, USD; Oct. 2 – Cosmas Ayabei, UMKC & Michael Krsnak, SDSU.
WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Amanda Vorthmann, Omaha
Sr. // Oakland, Iowa
Vorthmann earns her second career Athlete of the Week honor and second of the season after winning the Briar Cliff Invite with the fastest 5k-time in school history and the fastest 5k league time this season. The Oakland, Iowa, native clocked in at 17:12.38 and led the Mavericks to a first-place team finish, their first of the season. The individual title marked the second for Vorthmann this year.
Also nominated: Sarah Oren, Oakland.
Previous winners: Sept. 4 – Brecca Wahlund, NDSU; Sept. 11 – Brittni Hutton, OU; Sept. 18 – Brittni Hutton, OU & Amanda Vorthmann, UNO; Oct. 2 – Brecca Wahlund, NDSU.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
Entering its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 144,000 at nine universities, four of which are located in top 58 U.S. metro populations (Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City and Omaha). Member institutions include: Fort Wayne (Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), Kansas City (University of Missouri-Kansas City), North Dakota State University, Oakland University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced 54 All-Americans, 37 Academic All-America selections and seven NCAA Championships. For more information about the league and its history, visit www.thesummitleague.org to "See The Summit" or follow on Twitter @thesummitleague.
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