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Nathan Mylenek Named Big Ten Athlete of the Week

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of a Iowa men's and women's cross country teams opened the season by sweeping team titles Friday at the Hawkeye Invitational.   

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior Nathan Mylenk has been named Big Ten Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Wednesday.
 
Mylenek led Iowa to a first-place finish at the Hawkeye Invitational on Sept. 6. He finished the 6,000-meter race in 18:16 to jump from sixth to third on Iowa’s all-time top 10 list.
 
The Big Ten weekly honor is the first of Mylenek’s career, and the first by a Hawkeye men’s cross country runner since Jeff Thode won the award in 2010.
 
The Hawkeyes return to action Sept. 21 at the Woody Greeno Invite in Lincoln, Nebraska.  

 

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