PORTLAND, Ore. - The GNAC announced the weekly award winners for Sept. 15-21 on Monday afternoon, with Northwest Nazarene's Morgan Erler and Brody Kemble sweeping the Cross Country Runner of the Week honors.

Among a field of 63 competitors on Friday, Erler crossed the finish line in first place for the first win of her senior season. The fourth-year Nighthawk clocked a 6k time of 22:28.9 minutes, cruising to a comfortable 9.8-second win ahead of second place Riley Morris (22:37.1, Eastern Oregon). Erler claimed her second-career runner of the week award and first of the 2025 season. She took third place in her other race this fall, clocking a 5k time of 19:04.2 minutes at the Dr. Thad Scholes XC Classic on Sept. 5.

NNU Head Coach Greg Mitchell: "Morgan missed a lot of time during last track season with a nagging injury, so it's great to have her back in action. She's still rounding into shape, so I'm excited to see where she'll be at championship time. Just seeing where she was two weeks ago and where she was at our home meet against the same women is very promising."

Kemble earned his second individual victory of the 2025 season, making it two wins in two races to begin his final season with the Nighthawks. Kemble emerged atop a field of 75 competitors at the NNU Invitational on Friday, helping the Nighthawks to another first-place team finish as well. Kemble clocked an 8k time of 25:01.1 minutes, which was good for an eight-second victory over second place Nathaniel Souther (25:09.1, unattached). It was Kemble's second runner of the week award of 2025 and the third of his career, after he also won the Dr. Thad Scholes XC Classic on Sept. 5 in Twin Falls, Idaho.

NNU Head Coach Greg Mitchell: "Brody brings it every week - big meets, small meets, whatever - racing matters to him. He has high expectations for himself and this team. He's got some great teammates who push him, so he's hitting new levels of fitness. It's always important to defend your home turf so I know winning the individual title and the team title was important to him."

Erler and Kemble will now look to lead their teams to success at the Mike Johnson Classic hosted by Western Oregon this Saturday, Sept. 27.