DENVER Boise States Forest Braden and Hawaiis Dana Buchanan have been named the Western Athletic Conference mens and womens cross country Athletes of the Week.
Braden, a sophomore from Bonners Ferry, Idaho, won the Northwest Nazarene Invite in a time of 26:39. His time was 25 seconds faster than teammate Miles Wiscombe, who grabbed second.
Buchanan, a freshman from Beachburg, Ontario, took 16th at the Arizona State Invite, posting a time of 18:54 in the 5k event. It was the second-straight meet where Buchanan led the Rainbow Wahine.
Additional mens nominees included: None
Additional womens nominees included: Kayla Christensen, Boise State