KU runner Rebeka Stowe honored

Kansas University senior Rebeka Stowe was named the Big 12 Runner of the Week on Tuesday.

The Olathe native collected her second collegiate victory and posted a career-best 5K time of 17:43.93 at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge on Saturday. She led the race from start to finish, outpacing the field by 12 seconds to help the Jayhawks claim the women’s team title for the first time in the event’s 19-year history.