DENVER UTEPs Mircea Bogden and Rices Kate Gorry have been named the Western Athletic Conference mens and womens cross country Athletes of the Week, respectively.
Bogden, a sophomore from Craiova, Romania, won the Kachina Classic in Las Cruces, N.M., in just his second collegiate competition. He shattered the course record, running 22:48 over the 8k course. The old record was 23:17, set back in 1991.
Gorry, a sophomore from Houston, Texas, was Rices top finisher for the sixth consecutive individual race, finishing second in the field of 161. Bettered her time from last years Texas A&M Invitational by almost a minute, posting a 21:44 over the 6k.
Additional mens nominees included: None
Additional womens nominees included: None