Natalie Gerdes Award Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week Week Of 9/16/2025 Sport Women's Cross Country School Southwest Baptist Year Sophomore Position Hometown Kansas City, MO High School WOMEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK Natalie Gerdes, (RV) Southwest Baptist So. | Kansas City, Mo. Major: Exercise Science Team Results: 2nd/5 Teams (41 Points) at Queen City Invitational (9/13) Crossed the line first in 59-competitor field Finished ahead of 14 Division I runners Registered personal-best 5K time of 17:47 Earns second career Runner of the Week Award (10/2/24) Last Bearcats’ Runner of the Week: Natalie Gerdes (10/2/24)