DENVER ? Utah State’s Vance Twitchell and Hawai?i’s Chantelle Laan have been named the Western Athletic Conference men and women’s cross country Athletes of the Week, respectively.
Twitchell, a senior from Helena, Mont. (Capitol), claimed first place at the Montana State Invitational. He posted a time of 25:08, 13 seconds better than second place.
Laan, a junior from London, Ontario, Canada (John Paull II Catholic Secondary), captured her second individual title of the season, winning the 4k Big Wave Invitational in 15:05. Laan won the Chaminade Invite earlier in the season. She now has three career individual titles.
Other men’s nominees included: Brandon Geis, Fresno State and Kinsey Dinnel, Louisiana Tech.
Other women’s nominees included: Zinzi Evans, Fresno State; Ashley Holt, Nevada and Jennifer Twitchell, Utah State.