UC Irvine's Rex Nelson claimed this week's Big West Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week award, while UC Davis' Sarah Sumpter collected Big West Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week honors.
Competing in the Anteaters' home event, the Asics/UCI Invitational, Nelson finished eighth among 148 runners with a time of 25:31.5 in the 8K. The Costa Mesa, Calif., native led UC Irvine to a fourth-place finish in the 13-team field.
Sumpter blew away her competition in her first collegiate race since the 2010 track & field season over the weekend. She placed third in the Hornet Jamboree 5K with a time of 17:15, guiding the Aggies to a team victory.