SDSU’s Lusignan, IUPUI’s Zajac Named Cross Country Athletes of the Week
SDSU’s Lusignan, IUPUI’s Zajac Named Cross Country Athletes of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota State's Trent Lusignan and IUPUI's Rachel Zajac were named The Summit League's Men's and Women's Cross Country Athletes of the Week for their performances Oct. 15-21.
MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Trent Lusignan, South Dakota State
Jr. // Shakopee, Minn.
Lusignan earns his fourth career Athlete of the Week honor and third this season after recording a top-20 finish at the Pre-Nationals meet. The junior clocked a league-leading and personal-best 8k time of 23:49.65 for a 19th-place finish. He led the Jackrabbits to a 29th-place team finish ahead of 22 regionally ranked teams, including a dozen teams that held rankings equal to or better than South Dakota State.
Also nominated: Jordan Holloman, Fort Wayne; Miguel Lozano, IUPUI; Brett Kelly, North Dakota State.
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; 10/15 – Chris Rudolph, Fort Wayne.
WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Rachel Zajac, IUPUI
Sr. // St. John, Ind.
Zajac captures her fifth Athlete of the Week award this season after setting a school-record and league-best 6k time at the Bradley "Pink" Classic. The senior recorded her fourth top-10 finish of the season with a 10th-place finish and time of 21:20, which was more than 30 seconds faster than the previous school record. She led the Jaguars to a seventh-place team finish amongst a field of five regionally-ranked opponents. Zajac has now tied for the most awards in a single season since 1995 and is tied for fifth in total career honors.
Also nominated: Tiffany Rauch, Fort Wayne; Lindsey Bruns, Omaha; Maddie McClellan, North Dakota State; Cheyanne Bowers, South Dakota State.
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; 10/15 – Julie Jeszenszky, Fort Wayne.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
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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