PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State Cross-Country's Erin Mullins and Kennan Schrag have been named the Academic Services Student-Athletes of the Month for October 2021.
 
Racing for the women, Mullins has excelled both on and off the course. Mullins has put her multimedia journalism degree to great use as she spends her time outside of athletics writing for the Daily Evergreen, covering the news around WSU while also covering her fellow athletes as the beat writer for Cougar soccer. In addition, she pushes herself in the classroom maintaining a 3.57 GPA. The senior stayed busy during the summer working for the WSU Water Center and the Leavenworth Echo. Following up last season's success as the Cougar's only participant in Cross Country Championships, she notched her second top twenty-five finish in the Cougar Classic.
 
Both a runner on the course and a coach off, Schrag has spent his time away from training by helping to coach Pullman High Schools' cross country and track team while pursing a Master's degree in exercise physiology. In addition, Schrag has participated in Butch's Bash and for three years while also being the team representative on SAAC for the last two years. Her will graduate later in the fall with his masters after previously earning his bachelor's in kinesiology. On the course, Schrag is looking to build off of his junior year excellence when he had his his best finish at the Cougar Classic, placing fifth overall with a time of 24:22. 
 
Each month Washington State Academic Services honors a male and female student-athlete that demonstrates commitment to academics while participating in their sport