Cross Country

UC Riverside’s Hussain, UC Irvine’s Schmidt Earn Weekly Honors

All-Time Big West Cross Country Weekly Winners >>>
Men's Athlete of the Week
Eshaan Hussain, UC Riverside | Sophomore • San Ramon, Calif.
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  • UC Riverside's Eshaan Hussain placed 17th overall at the Bill Dellinger Invitational to claim The Big West Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week award. It is Hussain's first career weekly honor.
     
  • The sophomore clocked a time of 24:23.0 in the men's 8K race.
Defensive Player of the Week
Kaia Schmidt, UC Irvine | Senior • West Linn, Ore.
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  • UC Irvine's Kaia Schmidt finished 16th overall at the Bill Dellinger Invitational to earn The Big West Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week honor. This is Schmidt's third career weekly honor, having won it twice last season. 
     
  • The West Linn, Ore. produced a 6K time of 21:00.8. 
     
  • The Anteaters secure a fourth-place team finish with 118 points.

    Also Nominated: Nicole Alfred (UC Riverside).