DENVER – University of Hawai'i's Ashley Aitken was named the Verizon Western Athletic Conference women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week for the week of Sept. 15 - 21.

 

Aitken, a senior from Napier, New Zealand, claimed victory at the Big Wave Invitational on Saturday after running the 4K race in a time of 14:57.66. Her performance helped the Rainbow Wahine capture the team title beating out BYU-Hawai'i, Hawai'i Pacific and Chaminade. Aitken, who was nominated last week for the same award, found redemption at the Big Wave as she was the runner-up at the invitational last season.

 

A transfer from Tulsa, Aitken competed in four of seven meets last season and was a top 5 team finisher in all of them. She posted the season's top 5k time of 17:23 at the Santa Clara Invitational which placed her sixth overall.

 

The Rainbow Wahine “B” team will compete in the Chaminade Invitational, Saturday, Sept. 25 in Waipahu, O'ahu.