RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - Henderson State's Ali Montgomery has earned GAC Runner of the Week honors, the first ever Reddie to earn this honor since joining the GAC in 2011, as reported by the Great American Conference on Monday.

The Cypress, Texas native has been off to an incredible start as an athlete at Henderson State. In her second ever race as a Reddie, Montgomery won the Lois Davis Invitational last Saturday, September 19th with a school-record time of 18:27.08. This comes after already breaking the school record in her first ever race at Ouachita Baptist on September 12th.

Montgomery and the Reddie Cross Country team will continue their season at the Chile Pepper Invitational, hosted by the University of Arkansas, on October 3rd.