Grand Junction Times

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – San Diego State’s Jessica Kain has been named the Mountain West Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week, while Air Force’s Ryan Child was selected as the MW Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week. Air Force’s Jadyn Heil and Max Sannes were tabbed the MW Freshmen of the Week.   WOMEN’S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

JESSICA KAIN, SAN DIEGO STATE

Senior, Scotts Valley, California/Scotts Valley HS

• Top Aztec finisher at the UC Riverside Invitational, completing the 6k race in 20:46.5
• Recorded fastest 6k time in Aztec program history.

WOMEN’S FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

JADYN HEIL, AIR FORCE

Fruita, Colorado/Fruita Monument HS

• Second Falcon to cross the finish line at the Woody Greeno/Jay Dirksen Invitational with a 5k time of 18:27.17.

MEN’S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

RYAN CHILD, AIR FORCE

Junior, Kennewick, Washington/Kamiakin HS

• Runner up in the Red Race at the Woody Greeno/Jay Dirksen Invitational, clocking a time of 24:27.2 in 8k debut.
• Recorded Air Force’s best individual placement in Lincoln, Nebraska, since 2014.

MEN’S FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

MAX SANNES, AIR FORCE

Big Bear Lake, California/Big Bear HS

• Finished fifth among Division I runners at the Woody Greeno/Jay Dirksen Invitational with a time of 24:30.57 in 8k debut.

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