For the fourth time in Conference USA history, one program has swept Cross Country Athletes of the Year honors. UTEP All-Americans RISPER KIMAIYO and ANTHONY ROTICH collect this year's honors voted upon by the league's head coaches and released by the conference office Thursday.
The University of Tulsa's men's cross country team will make its fourth NCAA Championship appearance Saturday at E.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Ky.
A total of 15 student-athletes have been named to the 2012 Conference USA All-Academic Cross Country Teams, as selected by the league's sports information directors for the sport.
SMU women and Tulsa men defended their Conference USA Cross Country Championship titles at a chilly Pine Belt National Golf Course Monday in Moselle, Miss. The Golden Hurricane men picked up their third-straight title, and the Mustangs captured their fourth crown in the last five years.