Cross Country

California Baptist's Marin and UC Irvine's Hadley Take Home 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 sixth overall at the John McNichols Invitational to claim The Big West Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week award. It is Marin's first career weekly honor.
     
  • The junior crossed the finish line of the same 8K course as the national championship in 23:52.2 to place sixth out of 269 runners.
     
  • The CBU men finished 14th 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
Emma Hadley, UC Irvine | Senior • Anaheim Hills, Calif.
8136
  • UC Irvine's Emma Hadley won the 6K race at the UC Riverside Invitational to earn The Big West Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week honor. This is the first career cross country weekly honor from the conference for Hadley.
     
  • The senior won the 6K invite race with a time of 20:09.0.
     
  • UC Irvine also won the team competition with 65 points.

    Also Nominated: Nicole Alfred (UC Riverside), Caren Kipsirat (Utah Valley), Elle Marsyla (UC San Diego), Barbora Svoboda (Cal State Fullerton), Taylor Wellersdick (Sacramento State)