Tanner Bailey once again finds his name in the NCCAA Student-Athlete of the Week honors after finishing first individually for College of the Ozarks at the University of Arkansas Chile Pepper Fest. The senior from Piedmont, Oklahoma currently holds the fastest time in the NCCAA as he ran a mark of 24:53 in this week’s 8,000-meter. Bailey battled hot and humid conditions to defeat 255 other competitors and help Ozarks to ninth as a team overall.
Nominees: Tanner Bailey, College of the Ozarks; Martin Batel, Campbellsville University; Christian Head, OUAZ; Daryen Jefferson, Sterling College