Both the men's and women's Saint Mary's College cross country teams made big leaps Saturday at the West Coast Conference Championships, jumping two spots in the final standings from a year ago.

Four Saint Mary's College cross country student-athletes, two women and two men, were named to the West Coast Conference 2015 Cross Country All-Academic team, as announced Monday by the conference.

Saint Mary's College cross country senior Nyralee Chhotu has gone from quitting running all together to becoming an NCAA Division I scholarship athlete and one of the Gaels' best runners.

The course was fast and so were the times Saturday at the 2015 Bronco Invitational, as both the Saint Mary's men's and women's teams set new team time records and marked up the individuals list.

Saint Mary's College cross country senior Carina Novell epitomizes the idea of a "student-athlete," as she makes her return this weekend after missing the team's last race to prepare for law school.

Cormac McCullaugh of the Saint Mary's cross country team has been named this week's Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the week.