Joe Niemiec has been named G-MAC Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week after his performance at the Miami (OH) Invitational this past weekend, in which he helped guide the Yellow Jackets to a second place finish as a team.
Niemiec took part in the 3,000 meter steeplechase and finished the event in second place overall, less than a second behind the winner Thomas Ohlman, who was from NCAA DI Xavier (OH). Niemiec finished ahead of many DI runners that made up the 11 person field. More importantly was that his time of 9:14.71 met the NCAA Division II provisional qualifying mark for the DII Championships last this spring.