Week 1: GPAC Men's Outdoor T&F Athletes of the Week

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following men's outdoor track & field athletes-of-the-week for events held March 17-23, 2025. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2024-2025 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program. 

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes-of-the-Week

Field Events – Robert Atwater, Midland University

Robert Atwater from Midland University is this week's men's field athlete-of-the-week. Atwater, a senior from Detroit, Michigan, had a solid start to his outdoor season with a pair of wins and a pair of runner-up placings at the Bethel Open. He won the high jump (2.03m) and the long Jump (6.96m) while placing second in the pole vault (4.50m) and the triple jump (13.56m).

Track Events – Porter Bickley, Doane University

Porter Bickley of Doane University is this week's men's track athlete-of-the-week. Bickley, a freshman from Omaha, Nebraska, broke a 15-year-old school record in his first outdoor collegiate race on Friday night. His time of 14:56.53 was nearly two seconds than the previous Doane record.