Collegiate Athletes of the Week

Leading up to its indoor championship this weekend at St. Olaf, the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference named their Athletes of the Week.

In the field, Macalester's Susan Brown earend her second weekly honor. She tripled jumped 38-4 at the Pre-MIAC meet at Carleton. Brown is currently the third best triple jumper in Division III. She also won the high jump at Pre-MIAC with a 5-4 1/4 mark. For men, St. John's Erik Diley earned honors for winning both the long jump (21-11 1/2) and triple jump in (45-3 3/4) at The Qualifier meet at St. Olaf. Both were season-best performances for Diley.

On the track, Concordia-Moorhead's Heather Schuster (pictured) earned conference props for running 2:16.51 in the 800 at the Dakota Duals, an NCAA Division III provisional mark. Schuster's time ranks first in the MIAC by nearly 5 seconds. Also noted for performance on the oval -- or the straightaway, at least -- was Gustavus Adolphus College's Tyler Geyen who won the the 55 hurdles at the Pre-MIAC meet. Geyen's time if 7.85 ranks him first in the MIAC.

Photo courtesy of Concordia College.