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Cross Country
vs Big 12 Championships
9/16/1999 12:00 AM | Cross Country
Sept. 16, 1999
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.- Utah senior Chris Merkley has been selected as the first-ever Mountain West Conference cross country athlete of the week.
Competing at the Colorado State Ram Invitational, Sept.11, Merkley finished third in the 8k race with a time of 24:33. The American Fork, Utah, native was the first Division I runner to cross the finish line. The Utes finished in fourth place in the 10-team event.
Utah will next compete at the Sundodger Invitational in Seattle, Wash., on Sept. 25.