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April 21, 2008
Pac-10 Release
was named the Pac-10 male track athlete of the week on Monday after a personal best in the 5,000 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays over the weekend. Mix becomes the first Stanford track and field athlete to win an athlete of the week honor so far this season.
At the Mt. SAC Relays, Mix ran a time of 13:56.28 to earn a regional standard. The time was also the top time in the Pac-10 so far this season. The time was a personal best for Mix who went sub-14 minutes in the 5,000 meters for the first time in his career.
Last season Mix captured All-America honors in the 5,000 meters when he finished 11th at the NCAA Championships.
A native of Charlottesville, VA, Mix was a 2007 USTFCCCA All-Academic selection. He is a geological and environmental sciences major.
