UC Santa Barbara's Zachary Parker came in fifth at the Charles Bowles Invitational to claim The Big West Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week award. It is Parker's second career weekly honor, having won it once earlier this season. 

The senior completed the 8K course at Bush Park in 23:47.21 to place fifth out of 334 finishers. 

The Gauchos were third in the team competition with 110 points out of 31 programs. 

Also Nominated: Spencer Pickren (Cal Poly). 

Lucy Milliner of Hawai'i won the women's competition at the Charles Bowles Invitational to earn The Big West Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week honor. It is Milliner's second career weekly honor in cross country, having won it once earlier this season. 

The sophomore broke the 5K cross country program record with a time of 16:45.10. Milliner was first out of 285 runners.

As a team, the Rainbow Wahine placed third out of 27 squads. 
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Also Nominated: Nikki Bridges (Cal Poly), Addie Oversmith (UC Santa Barbara).