Katie Prchlik, USU Marketing & Promotions
Utah State junior Luke Beattie has been named the Mountain West Men's Cross-Country Athlete of the Week, it was announced Tuesday by the conference office.
Overall, it is the first weekly cross-country honor for Beattie in his career.
The native of Woodstock, Illinois, finished first among Aggie runners and eighth overall (out of 91) in the men's 7-kilometer run with a time of 21:12.9, a course PR for the junior, at the BYU-hosted Autumn Classic last Saturday morning. Due to two fires 15 miles south of Provo, the Autumn Classic was moved to Utah State's Steve and Dona Reeder Cross Country Course.