Cupp Wins Runner of the Week Award

WACO, Texas – Mia Curiel of Our Lady of the Lake University (Texas) was selected as the RRAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week for Sept. 30-Oct. 6, and Isaac Cupp of Texas A&M University-Texarkana earned the RRAC Men's Runner of the Week award for the same dates. This is the sixth award of the 2024 cross country season.

Curiel finished 120th in a field of 420 runners at the Dallas Baptist University Old Glory Gallup on Saturday. The junior from McAllen, Texas, completed the 5,000-meter course in a time of 19:34 to earn her second weekly award of the season. OLLU placed 27th out of 46 teams and second among NAIA schools.

Cupp placed 43rd in the men's race at the DBU event. The freshman from Aledo, Texas, posted a time of 25:16 in the 8K distance against a field of 400 runners. This is also Cupp's second award of the season.

Additional RRAC cross country weekly nominees: Skylah Barton (Xavier), Zalenka Brannan (A&M-Texarkana), Lejaune George (Xavier), Elina Gonzalez (North American), Isai Moran (Our Lady of the Lake).