Three Honored as MIAC Athletes of Week

St. Thomas middle distance runner Katie Theisen was named the MIAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week for her school record 2:14.42 800 meter run. Teammate Carol Comp was Co-Women's Field Event Athlete of the Week as the senior from Edina won the weight throw competition at the Parents Day Open last Saturday with a toss of 54' 1 1/4". Last week's Women's Field Event Athlete of the week, Amie Fillmore of St. Olaf shared the honor with Comp this week after she improved her school record in the pole vault by 3 3/4" to 11' 11 3/4".

Theisen, a junior from New Prague, was second in the 800 at the Parents Day meet. Filmore, a sophomore from White Bear Lake, finished sixth in the pole vault. The MIAC Championships are March 7-8 at St. John's and this weekend teams will be competing in Friday's Pre-MIAC Meet at Carelton or the St. Olaf Invite, both begin at 5:30 PM Friday. For a full summary of the week in the MIAC, click here.