<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Cross Country weekly award winners for the week of Sept. 17-24, 2025.  Athlete of the Week   Luke Knepp, Iowa  RS-Sophomore – Bettendorf, Iowa – Pleasant Valley, Iowa – Major: Pre-business <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Was the top finisher for the Hawkeyes at the Roy Griak Invite </li><li
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 >Placed 28th with a time of 26:07.3 in the 8k </li><li
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 >Last Iowa Athlete of the Week: Nathan Mylenek (Sept. 11, 2019) </li></ul>  Freshman of the Week  Nolan Sutter, Minnesota  Freshman – Chaska, Minn. – Chaska High School – Major: Undecided <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Minnesota’s highest individual finisher at the Roy Griak Invitational </li><li
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 >Clocked an 8k lifetime best of 25:07.3 to finish 5th  </li><li
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 >This marks Minnesota’s first men’s cross country Freshman of the Week award   </li></ul>2025 Men’s Cross Country Athletes of the Week Sept. 3  Athlete: Nolan Clark, MICH  Freshman: Nate Assa, PUR Sept. 10  Athlete: Kevin Agnew, OSU  Freshman: Isaac Oppermann, PSU Sept. 17  Athlete: Riley Hough, MSU  Freshman: Thomas Westphal, MSU Sept. 24  Athlete: Luke Knepp, IOWA  Freshman: Nolan Sutter, MINN </div>

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Iowa, Minnesota Claim Weekly Men’s Cross Country Awards

Hawkeyes’ Knepp and Gophers’ Sutter earn weekly merits

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