GLIAC -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced weekly awards following the sixth weekend of the 2019-20 indoor track and field season. Grand Valley State junior Nicole Sreenan earned track athlete of the week, while senior teammate Bobbie Goodwin was selected field athlete of the week. On the men's side, Ashland junior Trevor Bassitt earned men's track athlete of the week, while Saginaw Valley State senior Sam Black received field athlete of the week recognition.
WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK - Nicole Sreenan, Grand Valley St.
After breaking the GVSU 400m record last week (Feb. 8), Nicole Sreenan improved her own best on Friday with a 53.80 finish. Her first place time moves the GVSU junior to the top of the DII leaderboard for the week of Feb. 10-17. This is the third time this season that Sreenan has claimed the GLIAC Track Athlete of the Week accolade.
WOMEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK - Bobbie Goodwin, Grand Valley St.
For the second consecutive week, Bobbie Goodwin defeated her competition in the weight throw with a 21.21m toss at the GVSU Big Meet Friday (Feb. 14). The reigning National Champion’s top four distances (21.21m, 20.08m. 19.87m, 19.54m) stand as the longest measurements of the week in Division II. Goodwin now owns five GLIAC Field Athlete of the Week awards as well as two USTFCCCA Athlete of the Week honors (Jan. 28 & Feb. 18).
MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK - Trevor Bassitt, Ashland
Continuing his dominant junior indoor season, Ashland University’s Trevor Bassitt landed his fifth Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Track Athlete of the Week award of 2019-20, and the 10th of his Eagle career, on Tuesday (Feb. 18) afternoon.
On Friday (Feb. 14) at the Grand Valley State University Big Meet, Bassitt finished first in the men’s 400-meter dash in 46.33 seconds – improving upon his previous automatic mark for 2020 NCAA Division II nationals (March 13-14 in Birmingham, Ala.), and setting new meet and venue records in the process. In addition, Bassitt won the men’s 60 hurdles in 7.85 seconds on Friday. Heading into the last week of the regular season, Bassitt is the top-ranked NCAA Division II men’s athlete in the 200-meter dash (20.83 seconds, 0.32 seconds faster than No. 2), 400 dash (46.33 seconds, 0.32 seconds faster than No. 2) and 60 hurdles (7.75 seconds, 0.11 seconds faster than No. 2).
MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK - Sam Black, Saginaw Valley St.
SVSU senior Sam Black earned his second GLIAC Field Athlete of the Week award following his performance over the weekend at the GVSU Big Meet. Black, who is already automatically qualified for the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships in the heptathlon, had his career-best height in the high jump. He cleared the bar at a height of 6' 11" to take first place in the event. That height has him ranked seventh in the nation, adding to his sixth-best heptathlon total of 5,394 points.
