WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State cross country student-athlete Joe Harter has been named the American Athletic Conference Male Athlete of the Week.
Harter, a senior from Omaha, Neb., won the men's 6000m with a time of 18:21.3. to help the Shockers win the 69th J.K. Gold Classic Saturday morning at the R.A.F.T. Course in August, Kan.
The Shocker men entered the competition ranked No. 12 in the USTFCCCA Midwest Region preseason polls; Harter led his team in defeating ninth ranked Missouri 23-33, and Kansas State 15-46.
Harter and the cross country team are back in action on Saturday, Sept.