KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Columbia (Mo.) junior Kalieb Redda is the NAIA Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week after winning the 341-runner Blazing Tiger Classic in Ashland, Neb.
His 8K time of 24:19 set a new Columbia College record at that distance, helping the Cougars finish behind fifth in the event, behind four nationally ranked teams. In all, 26 teams competed, all from the NAIA.
Redda now owns the top three times in Columbia College’s men’s cross country program history in the 8K.
The Cougars have concluded the regular season, competing in next week’s American Midwest Conference Championships at Wilmore Park, in St. Louis.
This week’s award is the final award of the 2025 season. Visit NAIA.org for a full list of Runners of the Week in the 2025 NAIA Cross Country Season.
Adrianna Rodencal of Concordia (Neb.) has been named the NAIA Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week after a record-breaking, title-laden performance at the GPAC Championships on May 2.
Southern Oregon senior Sydney Perkins of Middleton, Idaho, has been named the NAIA Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week after a standout performance in the pole vault at the Linfield Open on May 2.
Dakota State (S.D.) junior Amelie Steins has been named the Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week after a record-setting performance at the Frontier Multi-Events Championships on April 20.
Lindsey Wilson’s (Ky.) Hannah Reid has been named the Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week after a standout showing at the 2026 Jim Freeman / Clark Wood Open, held April 23–25 in Louisville.