LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Nevada’s Cael Mattioli was named the Mountain West Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week, while UC Davis’ Gracie Trenam earned MW Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week honors. Aggies’ first-year runner Dominic McMahon was selected as the MW Men’s Freshman of the Week and Nevada’s Samantha Tolotti was named MW Women’s Freshman of the Week.
 
MEN’S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
CAEL MATTIOLI, NEVADA
Junior, Reno, Nevada/Reno HS

• Placed second at the Bronco Invitational (Santa Clara, California) with a personal-best 8K time of 23:42.2.
• Broke his personal record by more than 30 seconds.
• Helped the Wolf Pack to a third-place team finish in a highly competitive field.
• Ran the fastest 8K time in the Mountain West this week.

WOMEN’S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
GRACIE TRENAM, UC DAVIS
Junior, Santa Rosa, California/Maria Carrillo HS

• Top women’s finisher for the Aggies at the Bronco Invitational, placing 22nd overall in a competitive field of over 200 runners.
• Shattered her previous 6K record she set in 2024, clocking a lifetime-best of 21:07.5.
• Helped the UC Davis women to an eighth-place finish in a stacked 23-team field in front of Stanford and Pepperdine. 

MEN’S FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
DOMINIC MCMAHON, UC DAVIS
Freshman, Santa Clara, California/Santa Clara HS

• Top finisher for the UC Davis men for a third straight meet, placing 42^nd overall in a field of over 200 competitors at the Bronco Invitational.
• Recorded an 8K time of 24:39.8.
• Guided the Aggie men to an eighth-place finish in a 22-team field, besting regional Division I foes including Fresno State, Sacramento State, and San Francisco.

WOMEN’S FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
SAMANTHA TOLOTTI, NEVADA
Freshman, Reno, Nevada/Bishop Manogue HS

• Best freshman finisher for the Wolf Pack women at the Bronco Invitational, placing 82nd overall.
• Ran a personal-best 6K time of 22:12.2.
• Recorded the best freshman Mountain West time at the Bronco Invitational.