UNO’s Kildow Named #SummitXC Women’s Athlete of the Week
UNO’s Kildow Named #SummitXC Women’s Athlete of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Omaha's Ashley Kildow was named The Summit League's Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week for her performances Oct. 21-27, marking the final award of the season.
WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Ashley Kildow, Omaha
Sr. // Omaha, Neb.
Kildow garners her first career Athlete of the Week honor after a runner-up finish out of 192 runners at the Mount Marty Invite. The senior crossed the finish line with a 5k time of 18:20.25, eighth-best in the league this season. The Mavericks also finished second overall as a team.
Previous honoree: Sept. 2 – Erin Teschuk, North Dakota State; Sept. 9 – Brittany Beard, Fort Wayne/Amber Eichkorn, South Dakota; Sept. 16 – Lydia Smith, Western Illinois; Sept. 23 – Brittany Beard, Fort Wayne; Sept. 30 – Erin Teschuk, North Dakota State; Oct. 7 – Brittany Beard, Fort Wayne; Oct. 21 – Amber Eichkorn, South Dakota.
No men's award given, no teams competed.
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 nine institutions, including four 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), Oral Roberts University, 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 along with over 65 All-Americans, 60 Academic All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit www.thesummitleague.org, follow on Twitter @thesummitleague, download The Summit League's Front Row app, and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
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