IRVING, Texas – Redshirt sophomore Tom Nobles has been named Conference USA Cross Country Male Athlete of the Week, the league announced Tuesday morning.
Nobles set a personal record in the 8K with a time of 24:41.1 to place 24th out of 113 runners at the University of Virginia's Lou Onesty Invitational at Panorama Farms this past Friday. The effort surpasses his previous career-best time of 25:27.5 which he set at the 2015 C-USA Championships in Bowling Green, Ky.
The Cary, N.C. has gotten off to an excellent start in the 2016 season after entering with high expectations as the men's squad's only upperclassman.