Michigan State Sweeps Weekly Men’s Cross Country Awards

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Cross Country weekly award winners for the week of Sept. 10-17, 2025.  

Athlete of the Week  
Riley Hough, Michigan State 
Junior – Hartland, Mich. – Hartland High School – Major: Kinesiology 

• Finished first overall in the Spartan Invite/B1G Preview with a time of 23:41.1 in the 8k race 
• His efforts helped guide MSU to a first-place finish for the second straight season 
• Last Michigan State Athlete of the Week: Aden Smith (Sept. 28, 2022) 

 
Freshman of the Week 
Thomas Westphal, Michigan State 
Freshman – Fairhaven, Mich. – New Baltimore Anchor Bay High School – Major: Undecided 

• Finished seventh with a time of 23:57.8 at the Spartan Invite/B1G Preview 
• Impressed in his collegiate debut and help lead the Spartans to a first-place finish 
• This marks Michigan State’s first men’s cross country Freshman of the Week award 
   

2025 Men’s Cross Country Athletes of the Week 

Sept. 3 
Athlete: Nolan Clark, MICH 
Freshman: Nate Assa, PUR 
 
Sept. 10 
Athlete: Kevin Agnew, OSU 
Freshman: Isaac Oppermann, PSU 

Sept. 17 
Athlete: Riley Hough, MSU 
Freshman: Thomas Westphal, MSU