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WAC RUNNERS OF THE WEEK
Utah Valley's Tyson Lambert and Texas Rio Grande Valley's Teresa Sova have been named Western Athletic Conference Runners of the Week, respectively, for Sept. 21-27.
This is Lambert's second honor this season. The sophomore standout led the wolverines to a 12th place team finish at the renowned Roy Griak Invi- tational. He finished 40th place with a time of 25:52 on the 8K course.
Sova led the UTRGV women's team with a 52nd place finish out of 146 total runners at the Texas A&M Invitational. She finished the 6K race with a career-best time of 22:06.0 as she competed against tough competition from the South Central Region. Nine of the top-15 women's teams from the region competed at the meet, including Texas, who is ranked 27th in the nation.
Other men's nominees: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's Jose Juan Wells led the men's team at the Texas A&M Invitational after finishing in 95th out of 154 total runners. He finished with a time of 25:51.3. Wells competed against some tough competition from the South Central Region as nine out of the top-10 teams in the region were represented in the meet. Quinlan Moll of Missouri-Kansas City ran his first 8K of the season at the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Despite it being his first of the season, Moll looked to be in mid-season form, finishing in 26:24, just six second off his personal-best, which he set at the WAC Championships last season. Moll has played a major factor in the 'Roos season thus far, finishing second on the team in each of the first three races behind sophomore Bryce Miller.
Other women's nominees: Missouri-Kansas City's Sarah Fogarty paced the UMKC women's cross country team for the third-consecutive meet, placing 60th in a very competitive field of 243 athletes with a 6K time of 22:54, placing her above scorers from nationally ranked teams such as California, and above all but one runner from no. 2 ranked Iowa State. Savannah Berry of Utah Valley led the wolverines across the finish line with a time of 23:16, good enough for 82nd place on the 6K course.
CHICAGO STATE
The cougars traveled to the College of DuPage Invitational in Illinois. The women placed in 7th overall as a team.
MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY
After facing a major test in the Roy Griak Invitational, the ‘Roos cross country teams are headed to Lawrence, Kansas for the second time this season to compete in the Rim Rock Classic on October 3. The men's team, coming off one of their best performances of the season, placing 11th in a very competitive field at the Roy Griak Invitational and edging WAC competitor Utah Valley in the meet, looks to continue their upward trend in preparation for pre-nationals and the WAC Championship. The women's team has seen a steady improvement since the beginning of the season as well, with Sarah Fogarty and Chandler Carreon leading the way.
UTAH VALLEY
The Utah Valley University men's cross country team finished in 12th place overall on Saturday while the women's team finished in 18th place, respec- tively, at the renowned Roy Griak Invitational hosted by Minnesota. The men's team was led by sophomore standout Tyson Lambert, who finished in 40th place overall with a time of 25:52 on the 8K course. On the women's side, sophomore Savannah Berry led the Wolverines across the finish line with a time of 23:16, good enough for 82nd place on the 6K course.
UTRGV
The Vaqueros competed in two meets last weekend as they competed at the Islander Splash and the Texas A&M Invitational. The women's team fin- ished in fourth place at the Islander Splash while the men's team finished in fifth. Freshman Michelle Flores led the way with a with a 24th place fin- ish after posting a time of 20:43.9. Freshman Rene Guillen led the men's team with a 21st place finish after finishing with a time of 26:06.4. At the Texas A&M Invitational, the men's and women's teams competed against tough competition as nine out of the top-10 teams on the men's side com- peted at the meet while nine of the top-15 women's teams participated, including Texas, who is ranked 27th in the nation. Teresa Sova led the women's team with a 52nd place finish and it was Jose Juan Wells who led the men's team with a 95th place finish. UTRGV next competes at the UIW Invitational on Oct. 10.
WAC CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2015 WAC Cross Country Championship travels to Orem, Utah. This year's championships will be hosted by Utah Valley. The Utah Valley men will look to win a third-consecutive WAC title. Seattle U claimed the women's title last season and will be looking to repeat.