MILWAUKEE, Wis. (naccsports.org) --- Aurora University junior Susana Martinez (Aurora, Ill.) and Milwaukee School of Engineering senior Sam McPeak (Dublin, Ohio) have been named Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Cross Country Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of Oct. 12-18, 2026, as selected by the league's athletics communications professionals.

This is the third NACC weekly honor this season for McPeak.

Men --- Sam McPeak, Sr., Milwaukee School of Engineering
McPeak, a senior, posted a new MSOE and NACC 8-kilometer record with his 13th-place showing at the Augustana (Ill.) Interregional Invitational. He completed the quick, flat 8K course at Saukie Golf Course in 24:31.9, leading the Raiders to a 10th-place team finish behind eight nationally-ranked schools.

Women --- Susana Martinez, Jr., Aurora University
Martinez, a junior, finished 17th overall at the Bradley University Pink Invitational with a time of 22:21.8. Competing against a field filled with NCAA Division I and II runners, Martinez ran the fastest time by a NACC competitor this season, besting her own time of 22:59 from last month. No other NACC runner has posted a sub-23:00 time this season.