Sept. 7, 2006
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - San Diego State junior Meryl Follosco (Cypress, Calif./Cerritos College) has been selected as the Mountain West Conference women's cross country athlete of the week the league announced Thursday.
Follosco, in her first race as an Aztec, finished 16th of 225 competitors and 11th among collegiate runners at last Saturday's Fullerton Season Opener held at Carbon Canyon Regional Park in Brea, Calif. She posted a time of 19:03.00 in the 5K race, helping SDSU finish fourth in the 19-team field.
The award is Follosco's first and marks the ninth weekly award for the Aztec cross country program since the league's inception in 1999.
San Diego State will be back in action Saturday, Sept. 16, as it plays host to the 62nd Annual Aztec Invitational in Balboa Park. The meet is scheduled for an 8 a.m. PT start.