COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – New Mexico junior Nicola Jansen has been named the Mountain West Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week, while New Mexico’s Habtom Samuel was selected as the MW Men’s Cross Country Athlete and Freshman of the Week. Julia Kiesler of Boise State was tabbed the MW Cross Country Women’s Freshman of the Week.

 

WOMEN’S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

NICOLA JANSEN, NEW MEXICO

Junior, Pretoria, South Africa/Bradley  

  • Placed second at the Roy Griak Invitational, clocking a time of 20:30.6.
  • Helped New Mexico to a sixth-place team finish.

 

WOMEN’S FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

JULIA KIESLER, BOISE STATE

Columbus, Indiana/Columbus North HS

  • Placed 20th at the Roy Griak Invitational, recording a time of 21:47.
  • The only MW freshman to finish among the top 20.

 

MEN’S ATHLETE/FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

HABTOM SAMUEL, NEW MEXICO

Keren, Eritrea/Al Selef Al Salih

  • In his college debut, won the Roy Griak Invitational with a time of 23:36.4.
  • Clocked the fastest-winning time at the Griak Invitational since 2011.