Winders battled cold, windy and wet conditions to finish fourth out of 423 competitors with an eight-kilometer time of 25 minutes, 17.0 seconds. His helped the No. 8 Screaming Eagles to a fourth-place finish in a 34-team field that featured 10 nationally-ranked programs.
The weekly honor marks the second GLVC Runner of the Week award for the Eagles this year and the second of Winders’ career. Senior Austin Nolan (Evansville, Indiana), who was 19th at the Lewis Crossover, earned GLVC Runner of the Week honors two weeks ago, while Winders last claimed the honor to end the 2018 regular-season.
Winders, who also is the last GLVC Runner of the Week honoree for the 2019 season, also was named the GLVC Indoor Track Athlete of the Week last December.
USI returns to action October 26 when it hosts the GLVC Championships at Angel Mounds. The Eagles are in search of their 15th straight conference title.
