INDIANAPOLIS- The Great Midwest Athletes of the week for January 29th, 2024 are based on student-athlete performance from January 22nd, 2024- January 28th, 2024.
Men’s Basketball
Borja Fernandez / Kentucky Wesleyan College / Sr. / Forward / Bilbao, Spain
Kentucky Wesleyan’s Borja Fernandez led the Panthers to a 2-0 week with wins over Lake Erie and Walsh. Against Lake Erie, he scored a season-high 23 points while shooting 9-11 from the field and dishing out five assists. The senior forward then went on to add 20 points, four assists, and three boards to complete the season sweep over Walsh.
Women’s Basketball
Faith Wilken / Trevecca Nazarene University / Sr. / Guard / Nolensville, Tenn.
Faith Wilken poured in a career-high 27 points in a 104-51 win against Lake Erie. She grabbed 13 rebounds and connected on a career-high seven three pointers while adding two assists and two steals to her stat line. Wilken’s 27 points is the third most points for Trevecca in the Division II Era
Men’s Indoor Field
Dominic Nutter / Walsh University / Gr. / Throws / Johnstown, Ohio
Walsh’s Dominic Nutter moved to 4
th in D2 for the weight throw with a PR of 20.62m.
Men’s Indoor Track
Harry Ross-Hughes / Lake Erie College / So. / Mid-Distance / Wallasey, England
Harry Ross-Hughes set a Great Midwest and Lake Erie program record in the men’s 800-meter run. Ross-Hughes registered a time of 1:49.27, which currently sits as the second fastest time in Division II this season.
Women’s Indoor Field
Haleigh Eckert / Cedarville University / Fr. / Pole Vault / Mason, Ohio
Haleigh Eckert had a record-breaking weekend for the Yellow Jackets as she broke the program record in the pole vault by ¼ inch. Eckert cleared 3.97 meters to improve her provisional mark. She is currently tied for No. 8 in the country
Women’s Indoor Track
Alaysia Brooks / Ursuline College / Jr. / Mid-Distance / Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Ursuline’s Alaysia Brooks hit an NCAA provisional mark in the 800-meter race with a time of 2:11.15. Brooks’ time is ranked fifth in the country.