HILLSBORO, Ore. - The Northwest Conference is proud to announce its Student-Athletes of the Week in cross country for the week of September 27
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Men’s Cross Country Student-Athlete of the Week
Austin Gappa | George Fox | SO | Snoqualmie, WA | Mount Si High School
Austin led all NWC competitors at the Charles Bowles Invitational at Willamette this Saturday, pacing the Bruins to a 5th place team finish and 1st amongst NWC schools. Austin's time of 25:00.0 is the 2nd fastest in the conference this fall and ranks #7 all time on the George Fox list. The next closest NWC competitor was 14 seconds behind.
Women’s Cross Country Student-Athlete of the Week
Kara Helland | George Fox | FR | Tualatin, OR | Homeschool
Kara Helland led all NWC competitors and paced the national #19 Bruins to a 2nd place team finish (behind only D1 University of Portland) this past weekend at Willamette's Charles Bowles Invitational. Kara's time of 18:38 is the fastest time in the conference over 5K this fall and was a new personal best for the freshman standout.