DENVER - Utah Valley's Shevaun Ames has been named the Western Athletic Conference women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week for Oct. 2-8.
A senior from Lewiston, Idaho, Ames notched the first win of her senior campaign in the 4K at the Southern Utah Color Country Invitational with a time of 14:28.70 to place first of 51 runners. Her victory helped the Utah Valley women's cross country team earn a team victory with 20 points, easily beating Idaho State in second place with 59 points. Ames led a trio of 1-2-3 finishers for UVU, which secured seven of the Top 10 spots for the second meet in a row.
Other Nominees: Grand Canyon's Erika Wallace ran an 18:39 in the 5k at the Mesa Community College Thunderbird Classic to finish first of 41 runners.