IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly cross country awards for the week ending Sunday, September 29.
Men’s Athlete of the Week
Gus Gannon, Jr., Rice
In a field of 37 schools and 326 athletes, Gannon was the top finisher for the Owls at the Gans Creek Classic at Missouri. He ran the 8,000-meter run with a time of 23:50.6.
Women’s Athlete of the Week
Oliwia Kopec, Fr., Rice
In her first 5,000-meter race, Kopec earned a Top 15 finish in a field of 249 runners at the Chile Pepper Festival at Arkansas. Finishing with a time of 16:59.8, she helped lead the Owls to a top five team finish in a field that featured Texas, LSU and No. 12 Arkansas.
