Heart Unveils Cross Country Runners of the Week - September 18, 2023

The Heart of America Athletic Conference announced its Heart Men's and Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week award winners on Monday.

Brooke Allen of Baker University took home the Heart Women's Runner of the Week and Lukas Mehl of Park University was selected for the Heart Men's Runner of the Week honor.

Allen placed seventh overall at the Missouri Southern Stampede in Joplin, Mo. The senior finished the 5K in a time of 19:44 in a field of 106 competitors.

Mehl and the Pirates competed at the Larry Young Invitational in Columbia, Mo. The freshman ran the 8K in a time of 26:33 and placed 16^th out of a total of 128 runners.