ATHLETES OF THE WEEK ? Boise State’s Ty Axtman and Breanna Sande have been named the Western Athletic Conference men and women’s cross country Athletes of the Week, respectively.
Axtman, a senior from Elma, Wash. (Spokane CC), won the fourth annual Hampton Inn and Suites Fall Harrier Classic. He posted a time of 18:36.71 in the 6k event. He finished .28 ahead of teammate Forest Braden. The duo led the Broncos to a first-place finish, gathering 26 points.
Sande, a sophomore from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (Lake City), won the women’s four-kilometer race at the Hampton Inn and Suites Fall Harrier Classic. Sande finished in a time of 14:40.80, four seconds ahead of her nearest competitor.
Other men’s nominees included: Kinsey Dinnel, Louisiana Tech.
Other women’s nominees included: Tiffany Hall, San Jose State.
WAC CHAMPIONSHIP ? The 2006 WAC Cross Country Championship travels to Fresno, Calif. This year’s championships will be held Saturday, Oct. 28 at Woodward Park. The Idaho women and Utah State men claimed the 2005 titles.
October 28, 2006
Woodward Park
Fresno, California
Host: Fresno State
Ticket Info: Admission is Free
NCAA REGIONALS ? The 2006 Cross Country Regionals will be held at nine sites throughout the country. They will all be held Saturday, Nov. 11. WAC teams will be represented in three locations. The West Region will be held in Portland, Ore. (Portland). The Mountain Region will be held in Albuquerque, N.M. (New Mexico), while Louisiana Tech will be the lone team in the South Central Regional (Baylor) in Waco, Texas.
November 11, 2006
Great Lakes Region - Bowling Green
Mid Atlantic Region - Bucknell
Midwest Region - Minnesota
Mountain Region - New Mexico
Northeast Region - Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (Bronx, N.Y.)
South Region - Tennessee
South Central Region - Baylor
Southeast Region - Louisville
West Region - Portland
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS ? The 2006 Cross Country National Championships once again travels to Terre Haute, Ind. and Wabash Valley Family Sports Center. Indiana State is the host for this year’s Championships.
November 20, 2006
Wabash Valley Family Sports Center
Terre Haute, Ind.
Host: Indiana State University
Ticket Info: 812/237-4040