DENVER – Louisiana Tech’s Alwayne Green and Mary Kate Hays have been named the Verizon Western Athletic Conference men’s and women’s Cross Country Athletes of the Week, respectively, for Oct. 17-23.
Green, a junior from Oxford, Jamaica (Manchester HS), won the Demon Invitational Friday with a three-mile time of 15:15.5 to claim Louisiana Tech’s first individual title in a men’s cross country meet this year. Green’s top time helped pace Louisiana Tech to a team win as well.
Hays, a sophomore from Baton Rouge, La. (The Dunham School), led the Lady Techsters at the Demon Invitational Friday with a three-mile time of 21:23.4. She was the team’s top finisher with a 16th place finish, helping the team to third place.