Tweet #theGAC  RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced the its Cross Country Runners of the Week for the sixth week of the 2019 season. Harding’s Nieves Megias captured the Women’s honor and Southern Arkansas’ Lexington Hilton earned the Men’s award.
 
GAC WOMEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK – Nieves Megias, Harding, Fr., Madrid, Spain
Megias led the Lady Bisons to a team title at the Lois Davis Invitational. She turned in the fastest time this season by a Lady Bison as she completed the 5K course in 18:14.6. The Lady Bisons won the eight-team event by 20 points and defeated three other GAC schools in the process.
 
GAC MEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK – Lexington Hilton, Southern Arkansas, Fr., Green Forest, Arkansas
Hilton claimed his third GAC Runner of the Week award after he finished second, first amongst Division II runners, at SAU’s Lois Davis Invitational. He turned a time of 24:55.8 on the 8K course, a mere 3.4 seconds behind Grambling’s Mathias Cheboi. He paced the Muleriders to a second-place finish at the event.
 
OTHERS NOMINATED
Jasmin Garcia, Fr. (Northwestern Oklahoma State), Carley Hale, Jr. (Southern Arkansas), Kayla McGruder, Fr. (Oklahoma Baptist)
 
Garrison Blanton, Jr. (Northwestern Oklahoma State), Noah Eskew, So. (Oklahoma Baptist)