Fort Wayne’s Rudolph, Jeszenszky Earn Weekly Cross Country Awards
Fort Wayne’s Rudolph, Jeszenszky Earn Weekly Cross Country Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Fort Wayne's Chris Rudolph and Julie Jeszenszky were named The Summit League's Men's and Women's Cross Country Athletes of the Week for their performances Oct. 8-14.
MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Chris Rudolph, Fort Wayne
So. // Fort Wayne, Ind.
Rudolph collects his first career Athlete of the Week honor after helping Fort Wayne finish eighth at the Disney Cross Country Classic. The Fort Wayne, Ind., native posted a season-best 8k time of 27:17.04.
Previous honorees: 9/3 – Joel Reichow, South Dakota State; 9/10 – Sam Roudebush, IUPUI & Joel Reichow, South Dakota State; 9/17 – Mark Holt, Western Illinois; 9/24 – Joey Zielinski, IUPUI; 10/1 – Trent Lusignan, South Dakota State; 10/8 – Trent Lusignan, South Dakota State.
WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Julie Jeszenszky, Fort Wayne
Sr. // New Carlisle, Ind.
Jeszenszky captures her first career Athlete of the Week award after leading the Mastodons to a fifth-place team finish at the Disney Cross Country Classic. The senior clocked a season-best 5k time of 19:00.23 to come in 24th out of 200 runners.
Previous honorees: 9/3 – Rachel Zajac, IUPUI; 9/10 – Rachel Zajac, IUPUI; 9/17 – Chelsea Lynes, Western Illinois; 9/24 – Rachel Zajac, IUPUI; 10/1 – Maddie McClellan, North Dakota State; 10/8 – Rachel Zajac, IUPUI.
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In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 120,000 at eight institutions, including three located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), North Dakota State 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 eight NCAA Champions, 62 All-Americans and 50 Academic All-America selections.
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