Grau earns second GLVC Athlete of the Week award

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University of Southern Indiana Men’s Track & Field senior Bastian Grau (Höchstadt, Germany) has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference’s Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week for the second time this season.

Grau won the mile run at the Arkansas Qualifier Friday evening in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He bested his previous time by three seconds, finishing with a provisional time of four minutes, 4.51 seconds.

The senior’s time is currently 10th fastest in Division II and tops in the GLVC by seven seconds. His mark was just .07 seconds off the school record, set in 1999 by Ben Kapsoiya.

USI will take part in the GLVC Championships Saturday and Sunday in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the University of Indianapolis’ Athletics & Recreation Center. Live video coverage will be available on GLVCSN.com.