SEWARD, Neb. – A national qualifier in three separate events, Calvin Rohde has been recognized as the GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week, as announced by the conference on Wednesday (Feb. 1). Rohde is the second Bulldog to be honored with a GPAC weekly award during the 2022-23 indoor season. Amy Richert garnered GPAC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week honors on Dec. 14.
Also one of the top runners for the cross country program, Rohde has reached new heights this indoor season. In last week’s action, Rohde clocked an automatic national qualifying time of 4:16.10 in the mile and won the race at the Fred Beile Classic. That performance (converted to 4:12.88 on the national list) currently paces the GPAC and ranks No. 11 in the NAIA. In addition, Rohde placed third at the Beile Classic in the 3,000 meters in a time of 8:54.28. Rohde has qualified for nationals in two additional events: the 1,000 meters (2:28.60) and as part of the distance medley relay (10:10.06).
A native of Reed City, Mich., Rohde ran the mile and in the DMR at the 2022 indoor national championships. He’s collected eight career all-conference awards between track and cross country. Rohde and the Bulldogs are getting set to host the Concordia Classic on Friday.