| Sept. 29, 2004
Contact: Rick Nixon (210) 458-4551
King named SLC Women's Cross Country co-Athlete of the Week PLANO, Texas - UTSA senior Katherine King (San Antonio, Texas) has been named Southland Conference Women's Cross Country co-Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday. Asbel Ngetich of Southeastern Louisiana earned the Southland Conference athlete of the week for men's cross country for the second time this season. CO-WOMEN'S ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Katherine King, Texas-San Antonio, Sr., San Antonio, Texas
King claimed the women's individual title at the Whataburger UTSA Cross Country Invitational with a time of 19:09 over the 5K course, leading UTSA to a second-place team finish. The Texas Longhorns ran away with the women's championship with 22 points, placing five runners in the top 10. UTSA was second with 54 points while Texas-Pan American was third with 79. Ruth Waller, McNeese State, Jr., Manchester, England
Waller finished fourth at the LSU Invitational with a 22:20.67 clocking on the 6,000-meter course. Her fourth-place showing was among 93competitors. It is Waller's second SLC cross country athlete of the week award in as many weeks. Honor Roll: Cassie Jones, NICH; Abby Salomon, NWLa.; Mandy Wallace, SLU. MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Asbel Ngetich, Southeastern Louisiana, Sr., Kapsabet, Kenya Ngetich helped Southeastern Louisiana to a third-place finish at the LSU Invitational, finishing second overall among 86 runners with a time of 25:55.39 on the 8,000-meter course. It was his second consecutive top-three finish this season as he finished third overall at the Southern Miss Invitational on Sept. 10. It is Ngetich's second award of the season as he also won on Sept. 14. Honor Roll: Jaziel Crisostomo, UTSA; Maya Eden, ULM.
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