Week 6: 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 October 6-12, 2025. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2025-2026 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 – Joy Koole, Dordt University

Joy Koole of Dordt University is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Women's Cross Country Runner-of-the-Week. Koole, a freshman from Windsor, Colorado, was the top NAIA runner in a loaded field at the Holiday Inn Express Classic, a meet hosted by Dordt University, last weekend. Koole finished fourth overall and ran a personal-best time of 21:20, 41 seconds faster than her previous best. She has finished among the top 10 in all three meets this season and currently has the fastest time in the GPAC and seventh best in the NAIA.

Men – Luke Swanson, Dordt University 

Luke Swanson of Dordt University College is the GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Men's Cross Country Runner-of-the-Week.  Swanson, a senior from Greenfield, Minnesota, was the top NAIA runner at the Holiday Inn Express Classic, a meet hosted by Dordt University, last weekend. Swanson finished seventh overall in a field that featured runners from NCAA Division I and II programs, as well as several NAIA teams. He ran a personal-best time of 24:44 which is currently the fastest 8K time in the GPAC and 26th fastest in the NAIA.