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Habtom Samuel toed the starting line 13 times in college races over the past year.

Those toes crossed the finish line first all 13 times, including four NCAA championship runs 鈥� in cross country, indoor track (5,000 meters), and outdoor track (5,000 and 10,000 meters) 鈥� and on Tuesday he was named one of three finalists for college track and field鈥檚 most prestigious honor.

Pamela Kosgei followed one of the best freshman seasons in college distance running history by carrying her dominance into her sophomore campaign, earning five All-American honors with three national runner-up finishes and leading UNM to Mountain West championships in cross country, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field.

Together, the duo continues to solidify the UNM Lobos cross-country and track-and-field programs as elite.

Tuesday, Samuel and Kosgei checked another first off the list.

Samuel was named the Mountain West Male Athlete of the Year and Kosgei the Mountain West Female Athlete of the Year, the first time in the 27-year history of the conference that one school has swept the athlete of the year honors.

鈥淚f you鈥檙e honored for working hard, honored with some kind of recognition, it鈥檚 really awesome,鈥� Samuel said in a video interview with the conference. 鈥淚t shows the dedication and the hard work. I鈥檓 really blessed and really happy. ...

鈥淭his has been a really great season for me, for my teammates, for our program, for my coaches, for the people who are always around me, working hard.鈥�

Putting him in even more elite company, Samuel on Tuesday was named a finalist for the Bowerman, college track and field鈥檚 most prestigious honor. He is the first UNM athlete to be named a Bowerman finalist.

, the Eritrea native and junior at UNM, is open on the Bowerman's website through noon on Thursday. The award presentation is Dec. 17 at the annual U.S. Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association Convention in Grapevine, Texas.

Last year as a freshman, Kosgei was the first UNM woman named a Bowerman finalist, the first to push UNM track into that elite space.

This year, she becomes just the third back-to-back winner of a Mountain West Athlete of the Year award.

鈥淚 try my best in everything,鈥� Kosgei said in an interview with the Mountain West of her Athlete of the Year honor. 鈥淚 have gratitude for my coaches, my working hard and my teammates.鈥�

Kosgei, who is from Kenya, earned All-America honors in cross country, the indoor 3,000-meter, the indoor 5,000-meter, the outdoor 5,000-meter and the outdoor 10,000-meter.

UNM has now had nine MW Athletes of the Year, tied for the most in conference history.

Though Samuel and Kosgei were named the Mountain West鈥檚 top athletes regardless of sport, neither was named the top outdoor track and field performers in the conference.

Air Force thrower Texas Tanner and UNM distance runner Marion Jepngetich were voted by the league鈥檚 coaches as the MW Outdoor Track & Field men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 athletes of the year, respectively.

However, Samuel and Kosgei were named the conference鈥檚 athletes of the year in cross country and indoor track and field.

Lobos tops in classroom, too

Keeping in line with Tuesday鈥檚 Mountain West honors news dump, La Cueva High School graduate and UNM Lobo third baseman Akili Carris was named the Mountain West鈥檚 Male Scholar Athlete of the Year, the league鈥檚 top academic distinction for its athletes.

He was one of a league-leading 245 Lobos named this past school year Mountain West All-Academic honorees 鈥� the second consecutive year UNM has had more athletes honored than any other university in the league and the 10th time in the past 14 years.

To get the distinction, a student athlete must have maintained a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and played in at least 50% of their team鈥檚 competitions, unless injured.

Carris is the fifth UNM male athlete in the Mountain West's 27-year history to earn the league鈥檚 highest academic honor, joining Matthieu Amgward (tennis, 1999-2000), Sean Murray (baseball, 2003-04), Lars Loseth (skiing/soccer, 2006-07), and Samir Iftikhar (tennis, 2014-15). Four UNM women have won the MW Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year award, the last being soccer鈥檚 Gwen Maly in 2021.

Carris, a senior, started 120 of the 134 games over the past three seasons after becoming the team's regular starter at third. He earned a degree in business administration with a 4.0 GPA and is near completion of a master鈥檚 in business administration.

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