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Cross Country Press Release

Lena Klassen and Jonny Hooker are Boston Pizza Athletes of the Week

Klassen became the first female Bisons cross-country runner to win National Rookie of the Year since 1998, Hooker scored for the fifth game in a row, helping Manitoba to their first win.

For the second time this year, Lena Klassen has earned Boston Pizza Athlete of the Week honours, while Jonny Hooker gets the nod after helping the men's hockey team to their first win. 

Klassen capped off a stellar first season with the Herd, finishing 42nd overall at the U SPORTS Cross Country Championships this past weekend, with a time of 30:32.3 in the 8k race. 

She was the top Bison, and also the first freshman to cross the line, earning national recognition as Rookie of the Year, the first time a female has done so since Jennifer Ervick in 1998.

On the ice, sophomore captain Jonny Hooker played a massive role in helping the men's hockey team to their first win of the season.

Down 2-0 with eight minutes gone in the third, Hooker wristed a beauty top shelf on the power play on a screen. The goal sparked three in a row overall for Manitoba, who earned the 3-2 victory. 

Hooker has scored in five straight games, and seven in his last six. He's second in the conference with nine goals overall, and he's seventh in points, with 13.
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Players Mentioned

Jonny Hooker

#18 Jonny Hooker

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6' 1"
2nd
Lena  Klassen

Lena Klassen

5' 8"
1st

Players Mentioned

Jonny Hooker

#18 Jonny Hooker

6' 1"
2nd
F
Lena  Klassen

Lena Klassen

5' 8"
1st