Air Force's Payne Named MWC Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week

Senior garners honor for third time in his career.

Air Force senior Ben Payne
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Sept. 24, 2003

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Air Force senior Ben Payne has been selected as the Mountain West Conference men's cross country athlete of the week. This is the third athlete of the week award of his career. Payne, an Arvada, Colo., native, crossed the finish line first (out of 292 runners) at the Woody Greeno Invitational in Lincoln, Neb., last weekend. His time of 24:56 in the 8k race paced the Falcons, who tallied a perfect score of 15 for the team victory.