CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The NJCAA announced its Weekly Awards on Wednesday and Florida Gateway College's Troy Winkler was named the Division II Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week.

Winkler, a freshman from Sanderson, Fla., was the top NJCAA runner at the Julius Johnson Invitational, where he finished 23rd overall in a field of 108 runners. 

Finishing the 7.7K race in a time of 26:30.6, he helped Florida Gateway to a sixth-place finish in the team scoring.

On Tuesday, Winkler was named the FCSAA Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week.

?What a performance in the 8K!

Troy Winkler of @FGCathletics was the top #NJCAA finisher with a mark of 26:30.6 and earns #NJCAAXC DII Men's Runner of the Week.#NJCAAPOTW pic.twitter.com/9NSU8RvdNR

— NJCAA Cross Country and Track & Field (@NJCAAXCTF) September 25, 2024