Robert Iron Shell (Sioux) is Named the Great Plains Athletic Conference 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 January 18-24, 2016. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2015-2016 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program.

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Athlete-of-the-Week

Track Events – Robert Iron Shell, Briar Cliff University

Robert Iron Shell of Briar Cliff is this week’s track athlete-of-the-week.  Iron Shell, a junior from LeMars, Iowa, was a triple winner at this year’s Chelsey Henkenius Open. Robert’s times of 22.07 and 49.39 both obtained the A standard for the NAIA national meet where he is ranked 5th in both events nationally. His times are both tops in the GPAC and the 4×400 is second. His time of 22.07 is a new school record in the open 200.