The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following women's indoor track & field athletes-of-the-week for January 14 – January 20, 2013.  Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2012-2013 GPAC players-of-the-week and players and coaches-of-the-year awards program. 

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Women's Indoor Track & Field Athletes-of-the-Week
Field Events – Tara Cockerill, Briar Cliff
Briar Cliff's Tara Cockerill is the field athlete-of-the-week.  Cockerill, a senior from Spalding, Nebraska, broke her own school record in the shot put with a throw of 46-0.50 at the Wayne State Wildcat Open.  The mark places her second on the NAIA performance list at this point in the season.

Track Events – Sydney Holtmeier, Doane
Doane's Sydney Holtmeier is the track athlete-of-the-week.  Holtmeier, a freshman from DeWitt, Nebraska, posted the top 400 meters time in the GPAC at the Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolf Invite with a winning time of 57.94 at the Devaney Center.  She was also on a winning 4x400 team that posted a GPAC top time of 3:56.88.  Both the 400 meters and 4x400 times meet the NAIA "A" Standard.

GPAC Indoor Track and Field Meets This Weekend

Buena Vista Invite (Friday/Saturday)
Concordia University Classic (Sunday)