DENVER – Idaho’s Stephane Colle and Hannah Kiser have been named the Verizon Western Athletic Conference men’s and women’s Cross Country Athletes of the Week, respectively, for Sept. 26-Oct. 2.
Colle, a senior from St-Eustache, Quebec (Concordia), led Idaho’s men to a fourth place team finish at the Dellinger Invitational on Saturday after taking 14th overall and 11th among collegiate runners at the meet. Colle finished the 8K run with a time of 24:06.45, which is the fastest 8000m time in the WAC this season. Colle has been either Idaho’s first or second finisher in each meet so far this season.
Kiser, a sophomore from Wenatchee, Wash. (Wenatchee HS), won the women’s 5000m race at the Dellinger Invitational in Springfield, Oregon this past week. Kiser won the event in a 95-runner field that included athletes from the host school, No. 17 Oregon and regionally-ranked Wisconsin, Oregon State, Portland, Southern Utah and Wichita State. Her time of 16:45.71 in the race is the only sub-17-minute 5K time in the WAC this season. Through three races this season, Kiser is remains undefeated against collegiate competition and hasn’t finished worse than second overall in any of the three races.
Other Men’s Nominees: Jonah Ruybalid, New Mexico State
Other Women’s Nominees: Lyndsie Etherton, Fresno State; Courtney Schultz, New Mexico State