Women
THERESE MARU, TULANE
Maru placed second in the Auburn Bank Invitational and set a new school record for the 5,000-meter course. She finished the race with a time of 16:34.36 marking the fastest time in the conference for the 5,000-meter race this season. She led Tulane to a fourth place finish overall.
AIMEE WALTHER, SAINT LOUIS
Walther became the first-ever individual champion in school history by placing first in the Saluki Invitational with a school-record time of 18:08 over the 5,000-meter course. She led Saint Louis to a third place finish overall.
Men
CHRIS REIS, CINCINNATI
Reis was the top finisher for the Bearcats in the Notre Dame Invitational, which included six top 25 teams. He finished the 8,000-meter course 24th with a time of 24:46 and helped Cincinnati to a 20th place finish overall.
PAST ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:
Women Men
S12 Andrea Burdett, UAB S12 Eric Giandelone, DePaul
S18 Tiffany Quinn, South Florida S18 Russ Gerbers, South Florida
S26 Susan Barth, Marquette Chris Reis, Cincinnati
O3 Susan Barth, Marquette S26 Mike Olague, Houston
O10 Therese Maru, Tulane O3 Solomon Kandie, Tulane
Aimee Walther, Saint Louis O10 Chris Reis, Cincinnati
