BAY CITY, Mich. -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced weekly awards following the first weekend of the 2017 outdoor track and field season. In women's competition, Walsh junior Sarah Berger earned GLIAC Track Athlete of the Week honors, while Walsh junior Kaitlyn Barber captured GLIAC Field Athlete of the Week accolades. On the men's side, Ashland sophomore Myles Pringle earned GLIAC Track Athlete of the Week distinction, while Ashland junior Daniel Roberts captured GLIAC Field Athlete of the Week recognition.

WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK - Sarah Berger, Walsh

With a second place finish in the 1,500 meter run at the Raleigh Relays hosted by North Carolina State, four-time All-American Sarah Berger finished second with a time of 4:19.79 to set a new school record by four seconds and clear the automatic mark for the national championships. In a field of 108 runners from mostly Division I schools, Berger finished behind only Dartmouth's Helen Schlachtehna who finished the race in 4:18.25. She currently holds the best time in not only the GLIAC, but in all of Division II as well. On the second day of the Raleigh Relays, Berger finished second in the 4x800 meter relay with a team that finished the race in 8:57 and shattered the school record in the event by over 30 seconds.

WOMEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK - Kaitlyn Barber, Walsh

Walsh All-American junior Kaitlyn Barber, fresh off the indoor national championships, finished first in the pole vault with a height of 3.95 meters to clear the provisional mark. Her height is currently first in the GLIAC and tied for third nationally. She also raced in the 400 meter dash at Muskingum this weekend and finished second with a time of 1:00.21

MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK - Myles Pringle, Ashland

On Friday (March 24) at the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, N.C., Ashland sophomore Myles Pringle set a new school record in the men’s 400-meter dash by winning in 45.99 seconds. That also is the top mark so far in NCAA Division II, and automatically qualified Pringle for 2017 NCAA Division II outdoor nationals, May 25-27 in Bradenton, Fla.

MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK - Daniel Roberts, Ashland

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