Nick Randazzo, UC Santa Barbara
Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Senior • Ventura, Calif. |
• Nick Randazzo wins his seventh Big West Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week award. He previously earned the honor twice in 2018, three times in 2019 and once earlier this year on Sept. 14
• Randazzo won the men's 8000-meter race at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational with a time of 23:24.2, 16 seconds faster than the second-place finisher. UC Santa Barbara finished third as a team.
Also Nominated: Quinn Garity (CSUN); Joshua Mendoza (UC Riverside); Raymon Ornelas (Long Beach State); Colton Swinth (Cal Poly);
Trinity Ruelas, Cal State Fullerton
Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Senior • , Calif. |
• Trinity Ruelas wins her third Big West Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week award. She previously earned the honor once in 2019 and another earlier this year on Sept. 7.
• Ruelas was the top collegiate finisher, second overall, in the women's 6000-meter race at the UC Riverside Invitatioanal with a time of 20:04.7 and led Cal State Fullerton to the team title.
Also Nominated: Sierra Atkins (UC Davis); Sierra Brill (Cal Poly); Hannah Chau (UC Irvine); Ryley Fick (Long Beach State); Elin Markarian (CSUN);