GVSU's Panning & Berger Sweep GLIAC Cross Country Athlete of the Week Recognition; Berger Claims National Honors

GVSU's Panning & Berger Sweep GLIAC Cross Country Athlete of the Week Recognition; Berger Claims National Honors

GLIAC -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced its weekly awards after the second meets of the 2018 cross country season. Grand Valley State senior Sarah Berger captured GLIAC Athlete of the Week honors on the women's side, while Grand Valley State senior Zach Panning garnered the men's award after winning the Michigan State University Spartan Invitational. Berger also received USTFCCCA National Runner of the Week accolades.


WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Sarah Berger - Grand Valley State

Grand Valley State senior Sarah Berger finished as the top Division II athlete and fifth overall in her first race as a Laker at the MSU Spartan Invitational. Berger, finished with a time of 21:41.8 in the 6K race and helped the team to a second place finish at the meet. 


MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Zach Panning - Grand Valley State

Grand Valley State senior Zach Panning claimed the individual title at the MSU Spartan Invitational, after he crossed the finish line with a final time of 24:45.5 in the 8K race and helped team to a third place finish. This was Panning’s second time in his career that he captured the individual title at the meet, as he won it back in 2016.


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