David Helms earns back-to-back NCCAA Student-Athlete of the Week honors, after setting a new Lancaster Bible College school record in the 3,000-meter race with a time of 8:54.39. Helms finished third overall at the Alvernia Winter Invitational and now ranks fifth in the NCCAA this season. Helms also ran the 5,000-meter where he finished with a mark of 15:14.96 to earn second in the event and claim first in the NCCAA. In the 5,000-meter, Helms was the top collegiate finisher, finishing only behind an unattached runner in the event.
Nominees: Manny Dut, Asbury University; David Helms, Lancaster Bible College; Lucky Maila, Mid-America Christian University; Edward Young, Judson University