Bove Crowned Big West Men's XC Athlete of the Week for Second Time
10/17/2023 3:30:00 PM | Cross Country
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — For the second time this season, graduate student Davis Bove has been named the Big West Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week.
The honor comes after Bove captured the men's 8K title at the Bronco Invitational hosted by Santa Clara on Saturday. The Franklin, Tenn. native received the Big West weekly award for the first time in his career on Sept. 26 after placing first at the Bill Dellinger Invitational hosted by Oregon on Sept. 22.
Bove's 8K time of 23:14.4 was a new personal best and shattered the Baylands Regional Park course record.
Bove's performance on Saturday also led the men to the team title at the Bronco Invitational as Cal Poly edged out second-place Cal 49 points to 52. The Mustang men have claimed the team title at all three meets they have competed in this season.
Bove transferred to Cal Poly this fall after spending four years at LSU, where he earned Second Team All-American honors in the indoor mile twice. Bove, who is pursuing a master's in business analytics at Cal Poly, also broke LSU school records in the indoor 3,000-meter and mile, was a two-time NCAA East Preliminaries qualifier in the 1,500 (2021, 2023) and anchored the Tigers' school-record breaking indoor distance medley relay in 2023.
Bove has won the individual title at both meets he has raced in this fall, and he will look to make it three-for-three when Cal Poly hosts the Big West Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 27, at Blacklake Golf Resort in Nipomo, Calif. You can purchase tickets to the meet HERE.
The honor comes after Bove captured the men's 8K title at the Bronco Invitational hosted by Santa Clara on Saturday. The Franklin, Tenn. native received the Big West weekly award for the first time in his career on Sept. 26 after placing first at the Bill Dellinger Invitational hosted by Oregon on Sept. 22.
Bove's 8K time of 23:14.4 was a new personal best and shattered the Baylands Regional Park course record.
Bove's performance on Saturday also led the men to the team title at the Bronco Invitational as Cal Poly edged out second-place Cal 49 points to 52. The Mustang men have claimed the team title at all three meets they have competed in this season.
Bove transferred to Cal Poly this fall after spending four years at LSU, where he earned Second Team All-American honors in the indoor mile twice. Bove, who is pursuing a master's in business analytics at Cal Poly, also broke LSU school records in the indoor 3,000-meter and mile, was a two-time NCAA East Preliminaries qualifier in the 1,500 (2021, 2023) and anchored the Tigers' school-record breaking indoor distance medley relay in 2023.
Bove has won the individual title at both meets he has raced in this fall, and he will look to make it three-for-three when Cal Poly hosts the Big West Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 27, at Blacklake Golf Resort in Nipomo, Calif. You can purchase tickets to the meet HERE.
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