BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU women’s cross country standout Katie Lever has been named the Conference USA Female Athlete of the Week after a strong showing at the Pre National Invitational, the league announced Tuesday afternoon.
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The Virginia men\'s and women\'s cross country teams competed at the NCAA Pre-Nationals meet held at Indiana State University today. Will Christian led the men\'s team while first-year Emily Harrison led the women with a top-25 finish. Harrison finished 25th with a 21:17.2 while Christian just nipped teammate Alex Tatu by 2.5 seconds, finishing with a 24:57.4.
The Clemson Tigers men\'s cross country team finished third at the NCAA D-I Southeast Regionals, one spot from receiving an automatic bid to Nationals and four points from finishing second in the team standings.
Angelina Blackmon, a 2004 graduate of Northwestern High School rounded out the top 15 in the women\'s 6,000-meter run for NC State at the NCAA Southeast Regionals in Lake Kristi, NC Saturday.