EVANSVILLE, Ind.—University of Southern Indiana juniors Alex Nolan and Ellie Hall were named the Ohio Valley Conference Male and Female Runner of the Week in an announcement by the league office Wednesday morning.
 
Nolan, who is earning his third OVC Runner of the Week award, finished 18th out of 260 runners to lead the Screaming Eagles' men to an 11th-palce finish in the 26-team Gans Creek Classic Black Invite last Friday in Columbia, Missouri.
 
The two-time All-OVC honoree finished the eight-kilometer course in 24 minutes, 1.5 seconds, a time that ranks sixth all-time at USI.
 
Hall is earning her first-career OVC weekly award after placing 10th out of 238 runners to lead the Screaming Eagles' women to a 10th-place finish in the 26-team Gans Cree Classic Black Invite.
 
The 2024 All-OVC honoree finished the 6k course in 20:58.5 to claim the Screaming Eagles' top finish for the first time this season. Her time is the fastest 6k mark in the OVC this season and ranks eighth all-time at USI.
 
Hall's effort marked the first time this season that she has out-paced fellow teammate Hadessah Austin, who also was recognized by the OVC as a notable performer following her 16th-place finish last Friday.
 
USI, which has swept the OVC weekly honors three times this season, laces up its shoes again October 17 when it co-hosts the Angel Mounds Invitational.

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