ORU's Jonathan Harper and SDSU's Brendan Sage were named the Men s Cross Country Athletes of the Week while IPFW's Brittany Beard and USD's Amber Eichkorn earned the Women s Athletes of the Week honors.

South Dakota s Brant Haase and North Dakota State s Erin Teschuk were named The Summit League s Cross Country Athletes of the Week for their performances Aug. 29-30, marking the initial awards of the 2014 season.

South Dakota State men tabbed preseason favorite to repeat, South Dakota and South Dakota State women selected as co-favorites

North Dakota State s Maddie McClellan and South Dakota State s Kali Olson were named to the Capital One Academic All-America Track and Field/Cross Country Teams.

All five female student-athletes garnered first team honors

Six men s and six women s teams were named U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Teams.