ST. LOUIS, Mo. – For the second consecutive week, a member of the Drake University men's cross country team has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week, presented by Enterprise Bank and Trust Company as Drake sophomore Kyle Brandt (Maple Grove, Minn.) has earned the honor for the week ending Sept. 10.
 
Last Friday, Brandt was the Bulldogs' top finisher at the Oz Memorial hosted by the University of Minnesota. He finished fourth out of 66 runners on the 4-mile course in 20:25.8 and his finish helped the Drake men's team finish second overall as a team in a field that featured South Dakota State, Creighton, North Dakota State and Minnesota State. His time was more than 1:20 better than his finish at the same meet last year.
 
Academically, Brandt owns a 3.85 grade point average as a biochemistry, cell and molecular biology major. Last week, his teammate Josh Yeager earned the honor.
 
Brandt and his teammates will have two weeks to train and prepare for their next competition, the Roy Griak Invitational, Sept. 23, in Falcon Heights, Minn.