Cal State San Bernardino's Laura Aceves and Chico State's Will Reyes Earn CCAA Runner of the Week Awards
SAN RAMON – Chico State All-American Will Reyes and Cal State San Bernardino Laura Aceves earn the California Collegiate Athletic Association Runners of the Week, for the week of Sept. 5-11.
Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week
Reyes, a senior from Elk Grove, dominated at the Humboldt State Invitational, winning the eight-kilometer race by more than 20 seconds with a time of 24:18.69.
He also guided the Wildcats to a perfect score of 15 and a first-place team finish, ahead of five Division II institutions including CCAA foes Cal State Monterey Bay and Humboldt State.
Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week
Aceves finished first individually in a field of 187 runners and guided the Coyotes to a fourth place team finish at the Biola Invitational on Saturday morning.
The senior from Los Angeles broke the program's previous five-kilometer mark by nearly a minute, crossing the finish line in 16:35.08.