Natalie Gerdes Award Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week Week Of 9/23/2026 Sport Women's Cross Country School Southwest Baptist Year Junior Position Hometown Kansas City, MO High School WOMEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK Natalie Gerdes, Southwest Baptist Jr. | Kansas City, Mo. Major: Exercise Science Team Results: 4th/24 Teams (121 Points) at MSSU Stampede (9/19) Finished third out of 270 runners Posted 5K time of 17:20.45 Helped SBU to fourth-place team finish, landing behind two ranked squads and Division I Tulsa Earns fourth career Runner of the Week Award (10/7/25, 9/16/25, 10/2/24) Last Bearcats’ Runner of the Week: Natalie Gerdes (10/7/25)