ST. LOUIS, Mo. – For the third time this season, Drake senior Reed Fischer (Minnetonka, Minn.) has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Male Cross Country Athlete of the Week , the league announced Oct. 4. Earlier in the day, Fischer was also named the league's Scholar-Athlete of the Week.
 
Fischer, a member of the Drake cross country team, finished seventh overall and was the sixth scorer at the prestigious Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark., on Oct. 1. He finished his first 8k of the year in 23:53.25 against the biggest collegiate field in the history of the Chile Pepper Invitational, featuring runners from 65 teams and 17 states. 
 
Fischer held off Arkansas All-American Jack Bruce at the finish line and has led Drake in every race he has competed in this season. 
  
The honor is the third this season for Fischer as he was previously named the MVC Male Cross Country Athlete of the Week on Sept. 6 and Sept. 13.
 
Fischer and the cross country team are scheduled to compete next at the adidas Pre-National Invitational on Oct. 15 in Terre Haute, Ind.