Limo, Bair Named C-USA Athletes of the Week

Limo, Bair Named C-USA Athletes of the Week

Limo wins third race of season; Bair leads men to second-place finish

Contact: Jeremy Martin

10/12/2004

Senior Eric Bair

IRVING, Texas ? University of Cincinnati cross country athletes Ruth Limo (Mosoriot, Kenya/Univ. of Toledo) and Eric Bair (Canton, Ohio/Canton South) have been named Conference USA Women's and Men's Athlete of the Week, respectively, for the week ending Oct. 10.

Limo won the All-Ohio Intercollegiate Championship on Oct. 8, finishing the 5K course on the campus of Ohio Weslyan University in 18:08.8. She finished 17 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor. Limo has won three races this season, and has placed in the top three in all five meets in which she has competed.

Bair was the top UC men's finisher, completing the 8K course in 26:18.8 to take home ninth-place honors and lead the Bearcats to a second-place finish.

Both cross country squads will be back in action on Oct. 16, when they compete in the Pre-Nationals Meet in Terre Haute, Ind. That event will serve as the final tune-up for the Bearcats prior to the Oct. 30 Conference USA Championships in Chicago, Ill.