Men’s Athlete of the Week
Nathan Mylenek, Iowa
Sr. – Clarkston, Mich. – Pontiac Notre Dame
• Placed second at the season-opening Hawkeye Invitational with a personal-best 6K time of 18:16 while helping Iowa earn the team title
• Posted the third-fastest 6K time in program history, just six seconds off the school record
• Earns his first career Athlete of the Week award
• Last Iowa Men’s Athlete of the Week: Jeff Thode (Oct. 19, 2010)
Women’s Athlete of the Week
Erika Freyhof, Nebraska
Jr. – Hamilton, Mich. – Hamilton
• Finished third in a 306-runner field in Nebraska’s season-opening race at the Augustana Twilight in Sioux Falls, S.D., covering the 5K course in a personal-best 17:01.13
• Topped her previous personal-best 5K time by 17 seconds
• Earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten honors last year
• Collects her second career Athlete of the Week accolade
• Last Nebraska Women’s Athlete of the Week: Erika Freyhof (Sept. 5, 2018)
2019 Big Ten Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Sept. 5 Isaac Harding, Jr., MICH
Sept. 11 Nathan Mylenek, Sr., IOWA
2019 Big Ten Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Sept. 5 Rebecca Craddock, Jr., ILL
Ericka VanderLende, Fr., MICH
Sept. 11 Erika Freyhof, Jr., NEB
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