Cross Country

California Baptist's Marin and Cal Poly's Cornejo Claim Weekly Awards

All-Time Big West Cross Country Weekly Winners >>>
Men's Athlete of the Week
Pedro Marin, California Baptist | Junior • Choconta, Colombia
23850
  • California Baptist's Pedro Marin placed eighth overall at the Under Armour Pre-Nationals Invitational to claim The Big West Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week award. It is Marin's second career weekly honor from the league, having won it once earlier this season.
     
  • The junior crossed the finish line of the same 8K course as the national championship in 23:25.0 to place eighth out of 339 runners.
     
  • The CBU men finished 10th as a team.

    Also Nominated: Oliver Clippinger-Zimmerman (UC San Diego), Eshaan Hussain (UC Riverside), Sila Kiplagat (Utah Valley), Matthew Kluber (Cal State Fullerton), Ryan Martin (Sacramento State).
Defensive Player of the Week
Tatiana Cornejo, Cal Poly | 5th Year • Elk Grove, Calif.
8038
  • Cal Poly's Tatiana Cornejo captured fourth the 6K race at the Arturo Barrios Invitational to earn The Big West Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week honor. This is the third career cross country weekly honor from the conference for Cornejo, having won it once earlier this year and once in 2024.
     
  • The Elk Grove, Calif. native crossed the finish line with a time of 19:17.0, just .02 seconds off a lifetime best, to place fourth out of 403 runners.
     
  • Cal Poly finished 10th as a team with 369 points.

    Also Nominated: Caren Kipsirat (Utah Valley), Elle Marsyla (UC San Diego), Helena Mees (California Baptist), Addie Oversmith (UC Santa Barbara), Barbora Svoboda (Cal State Fullerton), Sara Thompson (Sacramento State).