DENVER UTEPs Mircea Bogdan and Tulsas Natalie Rasmussen have been named the Western Athletic Conference mens and womens cross country Athletes of the Week, respectively.
Bogdan, a junior from Craiova, Romania, earned his second Athlete of the Week honor this year, placing second at the Kachina Classic. Bogdan posted a time of 22:34, finishing six seconds behind the winner in the 7.4k race.
Rasmussen, a senior from Port Orchard, Wash., finished fifth at the Southern Stampede, helping the Hurricane to a fifth-place finish. Rasmussen finished with a time of 17:36.12 in the 5k race, taking fifth out of 216 runners. The Golden Hurricane took fifth in the 24-team field.
Additional mens nominees included: None
Additional womens nominees included: Dana Buchanan, Hawaii; Marissa Daniels, Rice and Adriana Pirtea, UTEP.