---Julianne Hoekzema

INDIANAPOLIS - Northern Kentucky University’s Julianne Hoekzema has been selected as the Great Lakes Valley Conference Runner of the Week in cross country, the league office announced Wednesday.

Hoekzema, a senior from Fairfield, Ohio, and a graduate of Badin High School, led the Norse to a second-place finish in the college division at the University of Dayton 5K by posting a time of 18:32. Hoekzema was the top college division finisher and trailed only Miami’s Laura Neufarth, who completed the race in a time of 18:20.

NKU completed the event with a final score of 30. Ohio Wesleyan finished first in the college division with a score of 25.

Hoekzema is a two-time All-GLVC performer and will return to action on Sept. 8 as the Norse compete at the Queen City Invitational in West Chester, Ohio.