RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced the men's track & field athletes of the week for the second week of the outdoor season. Ouachita Baptist's Caden Callahan claimed the track honor and Harding's Lukas Stiper earned the field accolade.

#theGAC MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK – Caden Callahan, Jr., Ouachita Baptist, West Fork, Arkansas
Callahan won the 110-meter hurdles at the Ouachita Invitational. He posted the first sub-15-second time in the GAC this season as he took first in a time of 14.72 seconds. He posted the third-fastest time in the conference in the 400 hurdles, 55.20 seconds, and ran the opening leg of a winning 4x100-meter relay team.

#theGAC MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK – Lukas Stiper, Sr., Harding, Vöcklamarkt, Austria
Stiper dominated the discus at the Ole Miss Classic, as he earned his fourth-career win in the event with an NCAA Provisional throw of 53.14 meters. He won by more than two meters. He owns the second-longest throw in the conference and the seventh-best effort in Division II.

OTHERS NOMINATED

Noah Haileab, Jr. (Harding), Kareem Small, Jr. (Northwestern Oklahoma State)

Zavier Freeman, Fr. (Oklahoma Baptist), Russell Hensley, So. (Ouachita Baptist), Trevon Hodge, Fr. (Northwestern Oklahoma State)

A three-person committee selects all GAC Athlete of the Week awards