Atwater Garners Weekly GPAC Award

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) has announced its men's indoor track & field athletes of the week for events held December 9-15, 2024. Robert Atwater of Midland University was selected as the GPAC Indoor Field Athlete of the Week while Wilton George of Briar Cliff University garnered track honors.

Atwater, a senior from Detroit, Michigan, made a splash in his first outing of the indoor season. He won the men's heptathlon with a score of 5254 points (best in the NAIA and a new Midland school record) while reaching the NAIA "A" Standard in two events. He jumped 7.43m in the long jump and cleared 2.12m in the high jump, earning the top spot in both events. He also had the best mark in the 60m, 60m hurdles, and pole vault during the heptathlon. He currently ranks first in the high jump, long jump, and heptathlon in the NAIA. He was also named the USTFCCCA NAIA National Men's Athlete of the Week.