IU Indy Athletics

Senior women's cross country runner Rachel Zajac has been named IUPUI's August/September Athlete of the Month after her efforts in the season's first six weeks. Zajac won a pair of meets to start the year and was a three-time Summit League Athlete of the Week selection in August and September. 

The fifth-year senior won the Dayton Flyer 5K (Aug. 31) and IPFW Invitational (Sept. 7), running season-best times of 18:25.2 (5K) and 22:26.33 (6K). At Dayton, her 5K time was less than a second off her personal record and the ninth-fastest in school history. Her time at Fort Wayne was the tenth quickest in school history and helped IUPUI to the team title over host IPFW and Ball State.