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DENVER - UT Rio Grande Valley's Alberto Herrera and Utah Valley's McKayla Walker have been named the Western Athletic Conference men's and women's Cross Country Athletes of the Week, respectively, for Sept. 18-24.
Herrera, a junior from Weslaco, Texas, won the Islander Splash after crossing the finish line of the four-mile race with a time of 19:29.3. Herrera set a new program record in the four-mile race, breaking the previous record set by Westly Keating in 2002 by almost six seconds. He finished four seconds ahead of the second-place finisher out of 24 Division I runners as he guided the men's team to a first-place team finish.
Walker, a senior from Riverton, Utah, won the UNLV Invitational, finishing the 5k with a time 17:32. Walker guided a pack of seven Wolverine runners to place inside the Top 10 on the day as the UVU women's team picked up its second overall team win of the season.
Other Men's Nominees: Utah Valley's Tyson Lambert ran a personal-best time of 18:16 in the 6k to win the UNLV Invitational.
Other Women's Nominees: UT Rio Grande Valley's Krysta Martinez placed fifth out of 22 runners at the Islander Splash, finishing the 5k with a time of 20:05.8.