PEORIA, Ill. – Senior runner Alec Danner (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove North) has been named this week's Bradley Busey Bank Scholar-Athlete of the Week announced Wednesday after pacing the Bradley Men's Cross Country team at last week's Gans Creek Classic.
Danner was the top finisher for the Braves, helping Bradley finish third in the 18-team field. He placed 10th overall with his 8K time of 24:15.0 now the third fastest mark in school history as he helped the Braves finish ahead of six regionally-ranked teams in the event held last Friday in Columbia, Mo. A business economics major, Danner owns a 3.