Smith Named GPAC Track Athlete of the Week

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following men's indoor track & field athletes-of-the-week for events held April 13-19, 2026. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2025-2026 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program. 

Track Events – Tommy Smith, Doane University

Tommy Smith of Doane University is this week's track athlete-of-the-week. Smith, a freshman from Omaha, Nebraska, ran the fastest time of the prelims of the 110m hurdles (14.39), hitting the NAIA provisional qualifying mark. His mark is the fastest time in the GPAC this year and 16th best in the NAIA.

(GPAC release)