 University of Southern Indiana senior Johnnie Guy (Palmyra, Indiana) and sophomore Emily Roberts (Fredericktown, Indiana) have been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Track Athletes of the Week for men’s and women’s outdoor track & field, respectively.
Guy finished first out of 136 runners in the men’s 5,000 meters at the Washington University (St. Louis) Invitational last weekend. His NCAA Division II provisional qualifying time of 14 minutes, 16.62 seconds ranks sixth, nationally, and first in the GLVC. It was more than 15 seconds faster than that of the second-place finisher in the event.
Roberts finishes first out of 104 runners in the women’s 5,000 meters. She broke Heather Cooksey’s 11-year old school record (16:32.97) in the event with her time of 16 minutes, 31.17 seconds. Roberts’ time ranks third, nationally, and first in the GLVC and was less than six seconds off an NCAA Division II automatic qualifying time.
The Screaming Eagles, who finished 13th as a team with 13 points, return to action April 14-16 when they compete at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, California, and the SIU Edwardsville Gateway Invitational in Edwardsville, Illinois.
