Butler's Gundersen and Shiell Named Cross Country Athletes of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS –Butler’s Craig Gundersen and Marbeth Shiell have been named Horizon League Cross Country Athletes of the Week for the period of Sept. 13-19.

Gundersen, a native of Liverpool, England, helped the Bulldogs to a fourth-place finish out of a pool of 22 teams at the Indiana Intercollegiate on Friday (Sept. 17). He finished the 8K course in a time of 24:52.40, good for fourth-place out of 185 runners.

Shiell, a native of Edinburgh, Scotland, led the Bulldogs to a second-place finish out of 20 teams on Friday. She took fourth place out of 179 runners with a 5K time of 17:45.50, just eight seconds behind individual champion, Chelsea Blanchard from Indiana.

Butler returns to action Oct. 1 at the Notre Dame Invitational.

Other Horizon League Men's Athlete-of-the-Week nominees (Sept. 20)
Pat Liederbach, Detroit, Senior – 25:55 in 5 mile – 27^th out of 204
Thomas Wells, Milwaukee, Junior – 26:23.0 in 8K– 3^rd out of 179
Brian Denk, UIC, Junior – 25:02.0 in 8K – 6^th out of 344
Joel Hartenberger, Valparaiso, Senior – 26:21.0 in 8K– 66^th out of 288
Evan Firestone, Wright State, Junior – 25:23 in 8K – 2^nd out of 153
Joe Copploe, Youngstown State, Senior – 26:57.0 in 8K – 103^rd out of 207

Other Horizon League Women's Athlete-of-the-Week nominees (Sept. 20)
Allison Craine, Cleveland State, Junior – 19:31 in 5K – 15^th
Alexandria Vintevoghel, Detroit, Sophomore – 19:40 in 5K – 80^th out of 280
Elise Sigg, Milwaukee, Sophomore – 22:03.1 in 6K – 1^st out of 135
Whitney Bowman, Valparaiso, Senior – 23:30 in 6K – 79^th out of 231
Natalie Hopwood, Wright State, Senior – 19:16 in 5K – 6^th out of 161
Samantha Hamilton, Youngstown State, Sophomore – 23:35.0 in 6K – 48^th out of 164