All-Time Big West Cross Country Weekly Winners >>>
Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Parker Simmons, UC Santa Barbara | Sophomore • Glendale, Calif. |
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UC Santa Barbara sophomore Parker Simmons was the top performer for the Gauchos at the Chile Pepper Festival to claim Big West Athlete of the Week for Oct. 1. This mark’s Simmons’ first career weekly cross country award.
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The event hosted by Arkansas in Fayetteville saw Simmons cross the course in 24:58.4 in the McDonnell Memorial race.
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The product of Glendale, Calif., placed 41st in the field of 273 runners as the Gauchos finished 15th in the team standings.
Also Nominated: Jordan Haney (UC San Diego)
Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Ava Maier, UC Santa Barbara | Junior • El Dorado Hills, Calif. |
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UC Santa Barbara’s Ava Maier paced the Gauchos to a Top 10 team finish as the Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark., to secure a first career Big West Athlete of the Week honor.
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The junior from El Dorado Hills, Calif., took 65th out of 249 athletes in the Harter Habanero 5K, closing with a time of 18:01.7 after moving up seven places in the final 1,500 meters.
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UCSB totaled 303 team points to place eighth out of the 27 teams on the course.
Also Nominated: Sylvana Northrop (UC San Diego)