Players of the week are evaluated on their performance during the week prior to the announcement. Each player is selected out of a pool of conference and Association of Independent Institution's award winners.

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Week 9 (March 31, 2021)

Runner of the Week: Cole Olsen, Lewis-Clark (Idaho)

Olsen placed first at the Cascade Conference Championships with a time of 24:18 in the 8k race. He secured his second individual conference title of his college career and has gone 4-for-4 this season.

Nominees: Hunter Carpenter, William Woods (Mo.) ; Jackson Wilson, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) ; Hunter Hoover, Shawnee State (Ohio) ; Zouhair Talbi, Oklahoma City ; Luke Pohl, Cornerstone (Mich.)

Week 8 (March 24, 2021)

Runner of the Week: Clayton Jones, Aquinas College (Mich.)

Jones won the individual title at the LTU Spring Challenge out of 39 runners with a time of 27:02. He helped Aquinas win the team title for the race.

Nominees: Hunter Carpenter, William Woods (Mo.) ; Clayton Jones, Aquinas (Mich.)

Week 7 (March 17, 2021)

Runner of the Week: Jorden Sowash, Michigan-Dearborn

Sowash was the first UM-Dearborn men's cross country student-athlete to finish first in a race. He placed first in his first race in his collegiate career out of 73 runners at the Aquinas Spring Shuffle.

Nominees: Alexander Dukes, Columbia (Mo.) ; Trey Peugeot, Missouri Baptist ; Logan Hunt, College of Idaho ; Denis Kiplagat, Cumberland (Tenn.)

Week 6 (October 28, 2020)

Runner of the Week: Luke Skinner, Saint Mary (Kan.)

Skinner finished first of 115 runners. The senior recorded a time of 24:48.

Nominees: Alexander Dukes, Columbia (Mo.); Trey Peugeot, Missouri Baptist; Salvador Castillo, Reinhardt (Ga.); Zachary Sever, Bryan (Tenn.); Taylor Vallangeon, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Logan Wetzel, Governors State (Ill.); Timothy Wade, St. Francis (Ill.); Matt Jung, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Adrien Gentie, Huntington (Ind.); Nelson Kemboi, Goshen (Ind.); Alex Helmuth, Taylor (Ind.); Henry Kakalecik, Montana Tech; Shawn Kiptoo, Doane (Neb.); Jaquan McCants, Edward Waters (Fla.); Shane Burns, Evangel (Mo.); Dillon Grover, Graceland (Iowa); Radovan Kemboi, Central Methodist (Mo.); Isaiah Wittrock, Grand View (Iowa); Nathan Straubel, Park (Mo.); Cameron Steffens, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Gordon Parkhurst, Bethany (Kan.); Arran Kearney, Bethel (Kan.); Caleb Gentry, Cumberlands (Ky.); Levi Owens, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Alex Derr, Dakota State (S.D.); Dillan Plummer, Waldorf (Iowa); Isaiah Sample, Viterbo (Wis.); Michael Ecker-Randolph, WVU Tech; Justin Spoon, Asbury (Ky.); Chance Klipstine, Indiana East (Ind.); Dylan Allen, Point Park (Pa.); Hugo Hernandez, IU Kokomo (Ind.); Robert Herrera, SAGU (Texas); Jacob Kipkogei, William Carey (Miss.); John Perez-Dunn, Southeastern (Fla.); Joseph Perreault, Ave Maria (Fla.); Jonathan Memnon, St. Thomas (Fla.); Jarod Poe, Keiser (Fla.); Andrew Villicana, Webber International (Fla.); Tewodros Eckstein, USC Beaufort (S.C.); Luke Pohl, Cornerstone (Mich.); Jake Willison, Indiana Tech; Elliott Ramsey, Lourdes (Ohio)

Week 5 (October 21, 2020)

Runner of the Week: Aaron Jones, Milligan (Tenn.)

Jones finished first at the AAC Preview last week with a time of 25:30. The freshman also paced his team to another win as the team remains undefeated so far this season.

Nominees: Joshua Beam, Point (Ga.); Moses Dirane, Montreat (N.C.); Ahmad Wilson, Xavier (La.); Jourdan Bell, Edward Waters (Fla.); Shane Burns, Evangel (Mo.); Jackson Caldwell, Baker (Kan.); Kaden Cooley, Saint Mary (Kan.); Jonah Phillips, Shawnee State (Ohio); Nick Clark, Georgetown (Ky.); Thabo Viti, William Carey (Miss.); Thomas Ratliff, Blue Mountain (Miss.); Preston Webb, Mobile (Ala.); Tewodros Eckstein, USC Beaufort (S.C.); John Perez-Dunn, Southeastern (Fla.); Andrew Villicana, Webber International (Fla.); Cesar Sandoval, Warner (Fla.); Elliott Ramsey, Lourdes (Ohio); Liam Heaney, Siena Heights (Mich.)

Week 4 (October 14, 2020)

Runner of the Week: Adrien Gentie, Huntington (Ind.)

Gentie finished first in the field and also led his team to a first-place finish while setting a new course record at the NAIA Seminole Valley Stampede.

Nominees: Alexander Dukes, Columbia (Mo.); Tim Thacker, Milligan (Tenn.); Moses Dirane, Montreat (N.C.); Matt Jung, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Timothy Wade, St. Francis (Ill.); Logan Wetzel, Governors State (Ill.); Nathan Stout, Spring Arbor (Mich.); Dylan Hendricks, Northwestern (Iowa); Jackson Caldwell, Baker (Kan.); Johnathan Bowen, Saint Mary (Kan.); David Klenk, Thomas More (Ky.); Jonah Phillips, Shawnee State (Ohio); Hunter Flynn, Dickinson State (N.D.); Alex Derr, Dakota State (S.D.); Andrew Huber, Waldorf (Iowa); Isaiah Sample, Viterbo (Wis.); Jacob Kocis, Midway (Ky.); Michael Ecker-Randolph, WVU Tech; Dennis Kiptoo, Wayland Baptist (Texas); Luke Pohl, Cornerstone (Mich.); Elliott Ramsey, Lourdes (Ohio); Jake Willison, Indiana Tech

Week 3 (October 7, 2020)

Runner of the Week: Landon Miller, Indiana Wesleyan

Miller competed in the Greater Louisville Classic with a finish 1:18 behind the front runner. This is the senior's second weekly award this season.

Nominees: Joshua Beam, Point (Ga.); Tim Thacker, Milligan (Tenn.); Evan Leist, Kentucky Christian; Salvador Castillo, Reinhardt (Ga.); Payt Bussey, Tennessee Wesleyan; Jayden Henderson, Union (Ky.); Alex Helmuth, Taylor (Ind.); Adrien Gentie, Huntington (Ind.); Eric Steiger, Dordt (Iowa); Josh Weghorst, Ottawa (Kan.); Levi Owens, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Sam Kiser, Campbellsville (Ky.); David Klenk, Thomas More (Ky.); Nick Clark, Georgetown (Ky.); Alex Derr, Dakota State (S.D.); Dillan Plummer, Waldorf (Iowa); Justin Spoon, Asbury (Ky.); Jacob Kocis, Midway (Ky.); Chance Klipstine, Indiana East (Ind.); Alex Lewis, Alice Lloyd (Ky.); Luis Saldana, IU Kokomo (Ind.); Dylan Allen, Point Park (Pa.); Will Crigger, Blue Mountain (Miss.); Preston Webb, Mobile (Ala.); Tewodros Eckstein, USC Beaufort (S.C.); John Perez-Dunn, Southeastern (Fla.); Jakiya Muller, Keiser (Fla.); Cesar Sandoval, Warner (Fla.); Joseph Perreault, Ave Maria (Fla.); Andrew Villicana, Webber International (Fla.); Luke Pohl, Cornerstone (Mich.); Liam Hartsuff, Siena Heights (Mich.); Ethan Beres, Cleary (Mich.) (Mich.); Havi Carroll, Rochester (Mich.)

Week 2 (September 30, 2020)

Runner of the Week: Jacob Kipkogei, William Carey (Miss.)

Kipkogei finished first in the University of North Alabama cross country invitational and also led his team to a first-place finish. The sophomore ran a 5:05 mile pace.

Nominees: Evan Henson, Milligan (Tenn.); Taylor Vallangeon, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Matt Jung, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Timothy Wade, St. Francis (Ill.); Logan Wetzel, Governors State (Ill.); Garrett Gemmaka, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio); Jackson Wilson, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Thomas Oliver, Doane (Neb.); Jahlil Howard, Missouri Valley; Cameron Steffens, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Messi Elgin, Southwestern (Kan.); Jonah Phillips, Shawnee State (Ohio); John Powers, Thomas More (Ky.); Mason Wendt, Valley City State (N.D.); Isaiah Sample, Viterbo (Wis.); Michael Ecker-Randolph, WVU Tech; Dennis Kiptoo, Wayland Baptist (Texas); Joseph Perreault, Ave Maria (Fla.); John Perez-Dunn, Southeastern (Fla.); Tanner Martin, Webber International (Fla.); Cesar Sandoval, Warner (Fla.); Elliott Ramsey, Lourdes (Ohio)

Week 1 (September 23, 2020)

Athlete of the Week: Landon Miller of Indiana Wesleyan

Landon Miller set a new course record in the Taylor Invite. His pace was 12 seconds faster than the second-place finisher

Nominees: Alexander Dukes, Columbia (Mo.); Mathhew Ruvinov, St. Louis Pharmacy (Mo.); Tim Thacker, Milligan (Tenn.); Joshua BEam, Point (Ga.); Moses Dirane, Montreat (N.C.); Derek Van Prooyen, Taylor (Ind.); Eric Steiger, Dordt (Iowa); Radovan Kemboi, Central Methodist (Mo.); Shane Burns, Evangel (Mo.); Jahlil Howard, Missouri Valley; Jackson Caldwell, Baker (Kan.); Josh Wghorst, Ottawa (Kan.); Ajay Dandu Bethany (Kan.); Messi Elgin, Southwestern (Kan.); Denis Kiplagat, Cumberland (Tenn.); Michael Ecker-Randolph, WVU Tech; Chance Klipstine, IU East (Ind.); Jacob Kocis, Midway (Ky.); Justin SPoon, Asbury (Ky.); Dylan Allen, Point Park (Pa.);n Thomas Tarliff, Blue Mountain (Miss.); John Perez-Dun, Southeastern (Fla.); Jake Willison, Indiana Tech; Luke Pohl, COrnerstone (Mich.)