AMC Cross Country Runners of the Week - No. 4 (Sept. 29)

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Kalieb Redda of Columbia and Aletta Jonker of Williams Baptist were selected this week's American Midwest Conference (AMC) Cross Country Runner of the Week presented by AMCOnTheGo.

Both runners are now eligible for the NAIA Cross Country Runners of the Week which is announced on Wednesday.

AMC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week
Aletta Jonker, Williams Baptist
Jr. | Johannesburg, South Africa

• Competed in the Blue Mountain Topper Trails Classic
• Led the way for the Eagles with a sixth-place finish in the 5k race with a 20:40.76 time
• Led the team to a fifth-place finish

Other Notable Performance:

• Hailey Gerard, Columbia: finished eighth in the 6k race at the Gans Creek Classic with a time of 22:32. Set a new school record for the 6k.

Nominees: Aletta Jonker, Williams Baptist; Hailey Gerard, Columbia

AMC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week
Kalieb Redda, Columbia
Jr. | Leeuwarden, Netherlands

• Competed in the Gans Creek Classic
• Led the Cougars to a sixth-place individual finish in the 8k race with a time of 25:54
• His time was the second-fastest in program history
• Won back-to-back AMC Runner of the Week

Nominees: Kalieb Redda, Columbia; Gabriel Jones, Williams Baptist

2025 AMC Cross Country Runners of the Week Winners (Women; Men):
Week One (Sept. 1): Hannah Nation (Health Sciences & Pharmacy); no nominations
Week Two (Sept. 8): Madalenn Fee (Cottey); no nominations
Week Three (Sept 15): Hailey Gerard (Columbia); Kalieb Redda (Columbia)
Week Four (Sept. 29): Aletta Jonker (Williams Baptist); Kalieb Redda (Columbia)

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