The Missouri Valley Conference awarded two Redbirds its cross country athlete of the week honors Tuesday with senior Laura Kennedy and junior Jeremy Doherty taking home the accolades.
Doherty and Kennedy both clocked the fastest times in the Valley last weekend, in the 5K and 8K, competing at the Bradley Invite in Peoria, Ill.
Kennedy achieved the fastest 5K time in the Valley last week during the Bradley Invite at Detweiller Park in Peoria. The senior from Wildwood, Mo., placed third with a time of 18:04, finishing behind two runners from Marquette, the 21st ranked team in the country. This comes a week after winning the 4K at the Redbird Challenge at home last weekend. Her time is currently the best recorded by a Valley athlete this season.
Doherty continued his stellar season at the Bradley Invite at Detweiller Park in Peoria on Friday. The junior from Ferguson, Mo., placed eighth in the 8K with a time of 25:11.93, one week after a third-place showing at home during the Redbird Challenge. Doherty currently holds the fastest 8K time in the Valley this season
The Redbirds return to action October 1, when they travel to Ames, Iowa and the campus of Iowa State.
