ATLANTA – The EKU duo of Anouk van Gils (Runner) and Hannah Geisen (Freshman) heard their names called on Wednesday by the league office after the announcement of the Atlantic Sun Conference Women's Cross Country weekly awards.
Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week
Anouk van Gils, EKU
Graduate Student | Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
- First Career Runner of the Week honor; second nod in program history for the Colonels
- Opened the 2023 campaign with a victory in the EKU Triangular with a time of 14:14.00
- Outlasted runners from the SEC's Kentucky and the ACC's Louisville
- Bested the second-place finisher by 23 seconds en route to the individual title
- Looks to carry the winning momentum into the Mike and Mary Johnson Classic on Sept. 16
Other Nominees: Madeline Hill, Central Arkansas; Karley Piers, FGCU; Anna James, Kennesaw State; Sydney Liddle, Lipscomb; Gracie Mathews, North Alabama; Blair Durda, Stetson.
Women's Cross Country Freshman of the Week
Hannah Geisen, EKU
Freshman | Koblenz, Germany
- First Career Freshman of the Week selection; initial award for EKU in program history
- Finished in seventh place at the EKU Triangular with a season-opening time of 15:05.00
- Raced to a top-10 placement by outpacing runners from the SEC's Kentucky and the ACC's Louisville
- Finished seconds behind a pair of Wildcat runners for a potential top-five placement
- Joins the Colonels on Sept. 16 at to the Mike and Mary Johnson Classic
Other Nominees: Kayleigh Wagnon, Central Arkansas; Carly Miller, Lipscomb; Camille Etheridge, North Alabama; Madeleine Empric, Stetson.
Weekly Award Winners
Sept. 6 | Runner: Anouk van Gils, EKU;
Freshman: Hannah Geisen, EKU