DENVER ? San Jose State’s David Haefele and Jenna Hicks have been named the Western Athletic Conference men and women’s Cross Country Athletes of the Week, respectively, for the week of Oct. 6 ? Oct. 12.
Haefele, a junior from Orange, Calif. (Villa Park HS), had the best finish of any Spartan this year with his time of 26:21, good for 12th place in the 8K race. He helped San Jose State to a third-place finish at the San Francisco Invitational.
Hicks, a senior from Bakersfield, Calif. (Stockdale HS), finished in ninth at the San Francisco Invitational with a 22:59 time in the 6K race. It marks the first time this season that a SJSU runner has finished in the top-10 this season. Her time helped the Spartans to a third-place finish