Ryley Fick, Long Beach State
Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Junior • Bakersfield, Calif. |
• Long Beach State junior Ryley Fick won the women's 6K race at the UC Riverside Invitational to be named The Big West Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week.
• Fick crossed the finish line with a time of 20:07.5, a new school record for 6K. The mark ranks 11th all-time on the UCR Ag/Ops Course history and the fastest time since 2018.
Also Nominated: Sierra Atkins (UC Davis), Jicel Fernandez Ramirez (Cal State Fullerton), Collette Lowengrub (UC Riverside), Nicole Contreras (CSUN), Caelen Miller (Hawai'i), Anna Vogtmann (UC Irvine);
Aidan McCarthy, Cal Poly
Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Sophomore • Pleasanton, Calif. |
• Cal Poly sophomore Aidan McCarthy finished in the runner-up position in the men's 8K at the UC Riverside Invitational to earn The Big West Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week.
• McCarthy ran 23:45.9 for second place, the highest finish in the Pleasanton, Calif. native's cross country career.
• As a team, Cal Poly took first place in the men's 8K competition.
Also Nominated: Aiden Davis (UC Riverside), Nathan England (Cal State Fullerton), Michael Phillips (Long Beach State), Camilo Torres (CSUN);
| 2022 Big West Cross Country Weekly Winners |