ATHLETES OF THE WEEK ? Fresno State’s James McCurley and San Jose State’s Tiffany Hall have been named the Western Athletic Conference men and women’s cross country Athletes of the Week, respectively.
McCurley, a freshman from Clovis, Calif. (Buchanan), made his Bulldog debut as the top collegiate finisher at the Stanislaus Invitational. McCurley led the Bulldogs with a time of 26:12 in the 8k event. Fresno State made its return in cross country after a three-year hiatus.
Hall, a senior from Vacaville, Calif. (Vacaville), won the individual race by over five seconds, breaking her personal best by 14.5 seconds. Hall posted a time of 17:37.90 in the 5k USF Invitational at Golden Gate Park. The win is Hall’s third win in her last six races.
Other men’s nominees included: Vance Twitchell, Utah State.
Other women’s nominees included: Zinzi Evans, Fresno State and Amy Egan, Utah 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