IRVING, Texas – North Texas’ Florian Lussy was named the Conference USA Athlete of the Week for the second consecutive week after a team-leading performance at the Chile Pepper Festival. Teammate Rea Iseli was tabbed Female Athlete of the Week following her top-10 finish at the Chile Pepper Festival. All C-USA weekly awards are presented by Top of the World Headwear.

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C-USA Male Athlete of the Week – Florian Lussy, North Texas, Jr., Oberdorf, Switzerland
Lussy clocked in at 25:07.2 in the 8k at the 30^th annual Chile Pepper Festival hosted by then 14^th-ranked Arkansas. He was the first to cross the finish line for the Mean Green, taking 23^rd place. His performance paced North Texas to a fourth place team finish out of 49 teams.
 
C-USA Female Athlete of the Week – Rea Iseli, North Texas, Sr., Tauffelen, Switzerland
Iseli took ninth place in the 5k at the Chile Pepper Festival hosted by then ninth-ranked Arkansas. The senior finished in a time of 17:31.8 to lead the North Texas women and 415 other collegiate runners. Her top-10 finish led the Mean Green to a ninth place finish out of 51 teams.
 
2018 C-USA Male Athletes of the Week
9/4 – Lachlan Shiver, Florida Atlantic
9/11 – Clay Musial, Rice
9/18 – Florian Lussy, North Texas
9/25 – Florian Lussy, North Texas
 
2018 C-USA Female Athletes of the Week
9/4 – Winny Koech, UTEP
9/11 – Lourdes Vivas de Lorenzi, Rice
9/18 – Winny Koech, UTEP
9/25 – Rea Iseli, North Texas