Women’s Runner of the Week
Grace Steinmetz, Bellevue (Neb.)
Sophomore I Council Bluffs, Iowa
Bellevue’s Steinmetz captured the individual title at the Briar Cliff (Iowa) Invitational on Oct. 3 in South Sioux City, Neb.
Steinmetz completed the 6-kilometer course in 21 minutes, 50.5 seconds, finishing first among 85 runners. She crossed the finish line 66 seconds ahead of the runner-up to earn her second individual victory of the season.
Her winning time was the sixth-fastest 6K performance of her career on a course judged to be slightly long. The field included competitors from NCAA Division I Creighton (Neb.) and South Dakota State, along with several NAIA programs.
This is Steinmetz’s sixth career Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Player of the Week honor.