WAVERLY, Iowa --- Isaiah Hammerand earned both national and conference Runner of the Week honors the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) and American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) both announced on Monday, Oct. 19. This is Hammerand's second time earning both weekly honors in the last three weeks
 
This is the second time of Hammerand's career that he has earned a national weekly honor and the eighth conference weekly honor of his career.
 
The Epworth, Iowa native, earned this week's national and conference honor after taking first overall in a nationally competitive field at the Interregional Invite hosted by Augustana College. The senior's time of 23:46.2 is the second-fastest time in program history, which trails his own school record by two seconds.
 
Hammerand and the No. 1 Knights will be back in action on Saturday, Oct. 31 for the A-R-C Championships hosted by Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa.