Natalie Gerdes Award Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week Week Of 10/27/2026 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: 2nd/15 Teams (54 Points) at Griffon Open (10/24) Placed first out of 142 runners, winning by 39 seconds Posted 5K time of 17:10.6 Ranks top five in program history Earns fifth career Runner of the Week Award (9/23/26, 10/7/25, 9/16/25, 10/2/24) Last Bearcats’ Runner of the Week: Natalie Gerdes (9/23/26)