University of Southern Indiana senior distance runner Bastian Grau (Höchstadt, Germany) has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week for his efforts last Friday at the Gladstein Invitational in Bloomington, Indiana.
Competing against NCAA Division I competition, Grau ran in the fast section of the mile run, finishing third overall. His time of four minutes, 7.51 seconds earned him a NCAA Division II provisional mark.
Grau finished just three seconds behind the winner, and his time is the fastest in the GLVC this year by 12 seconds and fifth-best nationally.
This is Grau’s third career Indoor Track Athlete of the Week award.
Next up for USI is the Tom Hathaway Distance Classic Friday and Saturday at the University of Indianapolis.
