Southern Utah Sweeps Weekly Cross Country Awards

10/5/2009 12:00:00 AM

MEN
Cameron Levins, Southern Utah
Jr., Black Creek, British Columbia/G.P. Vanier

Levins earns his second Athlete of the Week honor after placing 14^th with a time of 24:11 against a field of nationally-ranked opposition at the Notre Dame Invitational. While competing against 179 runners, which included six nationally-ranked teams led by No. 15 Providence and No. 20 Butler, Levins ran a Southern Utah course record and was the top individual finisher for his team.

Also nominated: Adam Nerio, Centenary; Joe Hoffman, IUPUI; Travis Fitzke, North Dakota State; Zach Jones, Oakland; Michael Krsnak, South Dakota State.

Previous Winners: Sept. 9 - Zach Jones, Oakland; Sept. 15 - Zach Jones, Oakland; Sept. 22 - Cameron Levins, Southern Utah; Sept. 27 - Greg Vollmer, South Dakota State.

WOMEN
Sharla Manuele, Southern Utah
R-Sr., Newcastle, Utah/Enterprise

Manuele claims her second Athlete of the Week honor after leading the Southern Utah squad with a time of 17:24 against top national competitors at the Notre Dame Invitational. The field consisted of seven nationally-ranked teams including No. 1 Washington, No. 6 Princeton and No. 15 Florida. Manuele's time shattered the Southern Utah course record at Notre Dame by more than 30 seconds.

Also nominated: Cara Miccoli, Centenary; Ana Paez, IUPUI; Etagegn O'Neill, UMKC; Amy Jo Reuter, North Dakota State; Kelsey Carmean, Oakland; Ashley Storm, South Dakota State.

Previous Winners: Sept. 9 - Kelsey Carmean, Oakland. Sept. 15 - Kelsey Carmean, Oakland; Sept. 22 - Sharla Manuele, Southern Utah; Sept. 27 - Lia Jones, Oakland.