WAC Cross Country Athletes of the Week Announced
DENVER – Utah Valley's Kevin Lynch and California Baptist's Anett Somogyi have been named the Western Athletic Conference men's and women's Cross Country Athletes of the Week, respectively, for Sept. 10 - 16.
Lynch, a junior from Sandy, Utah, won the UC Riverside Men's 8K Invitational with a blazing time of 23:58.2 en route to leading Utah Valley to a second-place finish out of 21 teams. Lynch was the top individual finisher out of 172 competitors in his race and his time is good enough for second place in the UVU record books at the course.
Somogyi, a junior from Veszprem, Hungary, took second at the UC Riverside Invitational, covering the 6k course in a time of 20:19.8. As a team, the Lancers were also second, finishing one spot ahead of fellow WAC opponent Utah Valley.
Other Men's Nominees: California Baptist's Simon Bedard took seventh at the UCR Invitational, finishing the course in 24:20.8 to lead the Lancers to a fifth-place team finish … Grand Canyon's Daniel Flores took third at the Dave Murray Invitational, covering the 6,000m course in 19:24.7 ... NM State's Anthony Molina was the top finisher for the Aggies, taking seventh at the Lori Fitzgerald Open.
Other Women's Nominees: Grand Canyon's Lindy Jacobson moved into second-place in the GCU record book with a fourth place finish in the 4K at the Dave Murray Invitational … NM State's Jess Dominguez took ninth at the Lori Fitzgerald Open to lead the Aggies in the 5K race … Utah Valley's Hannah Branch led the Wolverines with a 12th-place finish at the UCR Invitational, finishing the course in 20:54.5.