BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Cumberlands' (Ky.) Lea Kunstmann is selected as the Mid-South Conference Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week, conference officials announced on Monday.
Lea Kunstmann – Cumberlands (Ky.) – So. – Freising, Bavaria, Germany
- Kunstmann won the 2026 NAIA Appalachian Challenge last week against 199 runners.
- She finished the 5,000-meter race in 17 minutes and 40.8 seconds.
- Kunstmann led the Patriots to a second-place finish against a 20-team field.
- Kunstmann earns her second conference recognition of the season.
| Date |
Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week - School |
| Aug. 31 |
Mary Pearce - Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
| Sept. 7 |
Mary Pearce - Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
| Sept. 21 |
Lea Kunstmann - Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| Oct. 5 |
Jule Kraus - Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| Oct. 12 |
Elizabeth Agyei - Cumberland (Tenn.) |
| Oct. 19 |
Rebecca Kainer - Georgetown (Ky.) |
| Oct. 26 |
Lea Kunstmann - Cumberlands (Ky.) |