Week 6: GPAC Men's Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following men's indoor track & field athletes-of-the-week for events held April 20-26, 2026. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2025-2026 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program. 

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Men's Indoor Track & Field Athletes-of-the-Week

Field Events – Nathan Baldwin, Concordia University

Nathan Baldwin of Concordia University is this week's field athlete-of-the-week. Baldwin, a sophomore from Sutton, Nebraska, achieved a personal best at the Prairie Wolf Invite. Baldwin's hammer throw of 196' 7" placed him second in the meet and automatically qualified him for the national championships. Baldwin ranks second in the GPAC and seventh nationally in the event.

Track Events – Kaiden Merryman, Hastings College

Kaiden Merryman of Hastings College is this week's track athlete-of-the-week. Merryman, a junior from Lodi, California, dominated the 100m at the Prairie Wolf Invite, crossing the finish line with an 'A'-Standard time of 10.28, which was .35 seconds faster than anyone else. The mark is the second-fastest in school history and tied for the fourth-fastest time in the NAIA this year. He also anchored the 4x100m relay team that won the event at 41.93.