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Ohio's Park & NIU's Tutt Named Cross Country Athletes of the Week

Men’s Runner of the Week
Josh Park, Ohio
Junior – Amherst, Ohio/Marion L. Steele
Josh Park ran a career best 15:02.0 5K in the opening meet of the year.

Women’s Runner of the Week
Ashley Tutt, NIU
Junior – Channahon, Illinois/Minooka
Ashley Tutt won the individual title while leading NIU to the team crown at the Western Illinois Early Bird Invite on Friday (Aug. 30). Tutt set a new course record time of 14:10.5 on the four-kilometer course at Spring Lake Park, smashing the previous record of 14:23.