Finnel, a junior, posted the fastest 800-meter time in NCAA Division III this season with a clocking of 2 minutes, 10.1 seconds en route to a runner-up finish at the University of Arkansas Tyson Invitational. Finnel, who also automatically qualified for the NCAA DIvision III Indoor Championships, broke the Coe school record by two seconds, and beat 22 NCAA Division I runners in the event. (IIAC Female Athlete of the Week)
Special mention — Laura Rieger, jr., Loras; Wartburg 4x400-meter relay team (Brittany Melloy, Faith Burt, Kendra Kregel, Nevada Morrison)
