Week 3: GPAC Cross Country Runners of the Week

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following Cross Country Runners-of-the-Week for September 16-22, 2024. 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 Cross Country Runners-of-the Week

Women – Kara Muller, College of Saint Mary

Kara Muller of the College of Saint Mary is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Women's Cross Country Runner-of-the-Week. Muller, a freshman from Bellevue, Nebraska, led the Flames individually with a 31st-place finish in 19:33.34 over the 5,000-meter course at the Greeno/Dirksen Invitational. She was the top GPAC runner and helped the Flames finish as the top GPAC team in the field.

Men – Vaughn Hendrickson, Concordia University

Vaughn Hendrickson of Concordia University is the GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Men's Cross Country Runner-of-the-Week.  Hendrickson, a freshman from Fort Wayne, Indiana, placed 31st overall at the Greeno/Dirksen Invitational, which included NCAA Division I and II competitors. Hendrickson finished first among GPAC runners and third among NAIA athletes in the 8k race as he completed it in 25:51.3. Hendrickson helped the Bulldogs to a 12th-place team finish out of all 26 squads at the Greeno/Dirksen.