ARLINGTON, Texas — Western Athletic Conference coaches voted Utah Valley University's Anna Martin, Mo Guled, and Coach Scott Houle as its major award winners for the 2023 season, the league announced on Tuesday.
 
Martin was the Women's Athlete of the Year after leading the 30th-ranked Wolverines to a perfect score and their fifth WAC Championship. Her individual title was the third won by a Utah Valley woman since joining the league 2013. Guled's individual championship was the fourth time a Utah Valley man has won.
 
Houle was named the Women's Coach of the Year, marking the 14th time he has received a Coach of the Year award from the WAC, 10 of which have come in cross country. He has now won conference coach of the year 38 times in his 21 seasons leading the program.
 
Guled has had an impressive season, winning five races so far this season. He opened with a victory at the UVU Invitational and has recorded first-place finishes at the Roy Griak Invitational, Color Country Invitational, Wisconsin Pre-Nationals, and the WAC Championship. His win at the Griak earned him the USTFCCCA National Men's Athlete of the Week.
 
The Wolverines will race this Friday at the NCAA Mountain Regional. The women's race begins at 11 a.m. PT/noon MT and the men's race starts at noon PT/1 p.m. MT.