Colorado State University Athletics
Tomasula-Martin Named Mountain West Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week
9/10/2019 12:07:00 PM | Cross Country
CSU XC Gets an Athlete of the Week
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Redshirt-sophomore Lily Tomasula-Martin was named Mountain West Conference women's cross country athlete of the week after pacing the Rams to a first-place finish at the Wyoming Invite, announced by the league office Tuesday.
Tomasula-Martin, of Estes Park, Colo., set a career mark in the 5,000-meter season-opening race at Little America Golf Course in Cheyenne last Friday evening. She crossed in fifth place overall at 18 minutes and 11.2 seconds – over 35 seconds faster than her previous high mark in the 5K.
In fifth place, Tomasula-Martin represented the top Ram finisher – her first such honor of her career. Four other Rams followed in the top-15 to total 34 team points and Colorado State's first-place finish.
The weekly award is the first for the Colorado State women's side since KcKenna Spillar received the accolade on Sept. 26, 2017. In all, Tomasula-Martin's award is the 20th for the Ram women in Mountain West history.
The Rams are back in action on Oct. 4 in the Joe Piane Invitational, in South Bend, Ind., giving ample time to work and improve.
Colorado State Head Coach Art Siemers
On Lily's accolade…
"Lily had a phenomenal summer training and she is coming off a solid track season. She is one of the captains on the team and does so with strong leadership. She sets a great example at practice every day with positivity and hard work. There are great things ahead for her and I'm excited to see it."
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Tomasula-Martin, of Estes Park, Colo., set a career mark in the 5,000-meter season-opening race at Little America Golf Course in Cheyenne last Friday evening. She crossed in fifth place overall at 18 minutes and 11.2 seconds – over 35 seconds faster than her previous high mark in the 5K.
In fifth place, Tomasula-Martin represented the top Ram finisher – her first such honor of her career. Four other Rams followed in the top-15 to total 34 team points and Colorado State's first-place finish.
The weekly award is the first for the Colorado State women's side since KcKenna Spillar received the accolade on Sept. 26, 2017. In all, Tomasula-Martin's award is the 20th for the Ram women in Mountain West history.
The Rams are back in action on Oct. 4 in the Joe Piane Invitational, in South Bend, Ind., giving ample time to work and improve.
Colorado State Head Coach Art Siemers
On Lily's accolade…
"Lily had a phenomenal summer training and she is coming off a solid track season. She is one of the captains on the team and does so with strong leadership. She sets a great example at practice every day with positivity and hard work. There are great things ahead for her and I'm excited to see it."
For More on Colorado State Track & Field and Cross Country follow: Twitter – CSUTrackFieldXC | Instagram – csutrackfieldXC | Facebook – Colorado State Track & Field/Cross Country
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