DENVER SMUs Soeren Linder and Fresno States Kara June have been named the Western Athletic Conference mens and womens cross country Athletes of the Week, respectively.
Linder, a native of Hamburg, Germany, finished second at the Movin Mavs Cross Country Challenge in Arlington, Texas. He posted a time of 20:31 at the four-mile event, helping the Mustangs take the team title.
June, a senior from Santa Maria, Calif., won the Stanislaus Invitational for the second time in as many seasons. June ran the 6k event in a time of 21:41, 20 seconds better than her finish in 2002. The time is also five seconds better than her 2002 season-best.
Additional mens nominees included; Forrest Braiden, Boise State; Owain Matthews, Tulsa
Additional womens nominees included: Robin Wemple, Boise State; Karin van Rooyen, SMU and Monica Joannes, Tulsa.