DENVER – Texas-Pan American’s Martin Casse and Robin Galloso have been named the Western Athletic Conference men’s and women’s Cross Country Athletes of the Week, respectively, for Oct. 7-13.
Casse, a senior from Toulouse, France (Lycee-Toulouse Lautrec), finished seventh out of 111 runners with a time of 26:36.93 at the UIW Cardinal Invitational in Live Oak, Texas. His time and finish in the 8K race were his best of the season. Casse helped the Broncs to a third-place finish in the meet.
Galloso, a senior from Edinburg, Texas (Edinburg HS), recorded a fourth-place finish out of 96 runners with a time of 22:56.05 in the 6K race at the UIW Cardinal Invitational. Her fourth-place finish is her second top-five finish in a row, after finishing fourth in the Islander Splash on Sept. 27. She helped the Broncs to a fourth-place finish as a team.
Other Men’s Nominees: DeShaunte Lewis, Chicago State.
Other Women’s Nominees: Oslyn Melissa Collins, Chicago State … Natalie Cardwell, Grand Canyon.