CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Isaiah Hammerand swept both the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division III National Runner of the Week and American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Runner of the Week honors following his third consecutive individual title at the A-R-C Championships.

The national recognition marks Hammerand's third USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week honor this season and his ninth career A-R-C weekly award in cross country. He joins Joe Freiburger as the only two runners in program history to earn at least three national weekly honors in a single season. Freiburger received four such honors in 2020.

The Epworth, Iowa native also became just the third runner in program history to earn three A-R-C MVP honors, joining Doug Beck (1968-70) and Freiburger (2019-21). Only four other runners in conference history have captured at least three conference MVP awards.

Hammerand and the top-ranked Knights return to action Thursday, Nov. 5, at the Saga Cup hosted by Luther College before turning their attention to the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championships, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14, in Rock Island, Illinois, and hosted by Augustana College.