HILLSBORO, Ore. - The Northwest Conference is proud to announce its Student-Athletes of the Week in men’s and women’s cross country for the week of September 1
st to September 6
th.
Men’s Cross Country Student-Athlete of the Week
Colin Monaghan | Puget Sound | SR
The two-time NWC Champion placed first among all D3 runners in the Puget Sound invitational, timing in at 19:17.00
Women’s Cross Country Student-Athlete of the Week
Jessie Bailey | George Fox | FR
Jessie Bailey was the first D3 & NWC athlete to cross the finish line at the Lewis & Clark Opener on Wednesday evening. She closed hard to out-kick a number of D1 competitors, finishing 13th overall in a time of 18:37.5 for 3 miles. She picked off 10 runners over the course of the final mile to lead George Fox to a 3rd place team finish behind the University of Oregon and the University of Portland.