Men's Cross Country
Denis-Bull Olinga, Sr., Missouri Baptist University
Hometown: Uganda

Olinga was fourth overall in the Border Wars Invitational Oct. 7 in Edwardsville, Ill. He recorded a time of 25:12 on the eight-kilometer course, which was 25 seconds faster than his time in last year's race. There were 317 runners that competed in the Border Wars Invitational.

Women's Cross Country
Linet Birir, So., McKendree College
Hometown: Eldama Ravine, Kenya

Birir finished 22nd out of 294 runners that entered the Border Wars Invitational in Edwardsville, Ill. She had a time of 18:51 over the five-kilometer course. This is the second time in 2006 that Birir has received AMC Runner of the Week honors.