Drake University freshman Enzo Marie has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Athlete of the Week, the league announced Wednesday, Sept. 8.
The honor comes after an impressive debut for the native of Marigny-le-Lozon, France in which he took third at last Friday's Hawkeye Invitational.
He finished the 6-kilometer course in 18:22.8 and was just 1.4 seconds behind the winner.
Marie was the fastest Bulldog by nearly 30 seconds and led the team to fourth-place finish in its season opener.
The Bulldogs return to action Sept. 17 at the Redbird Invite in Normal, Ill.