Bertelsen, a senior, became the first IIAC male athlete since Central’s Peter Wagner in 2002 and 2003 to be named Most Valuable Performer twice at the Iowa Conference Outdoor Championships. Bertelsen won the long jump, 100- and 200-meter dashes, and anchored Buena Vista’s winning 4x100-meter relay. He captured the long jump with an NCAA automatic qualifying leap of 24-0 ¾, the 100 with a wind-aided time of 10.53 seconds, and the 200 with an NCAA provisional time of 21.71 seconds. Buena Vista’s 4x100 relay edged Wartburg at the tape, winning the race with an NCAA provisional time of 41.54 seconds. (IIAC Male Athlete of the Week)
