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Jake Hoffert Named COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete Of The Week

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PEORIA, Ill. -- Sophomore runner Jake Hoffert (Yorkville, Ill./Yorkville) has been named the Bradley COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week after winning the individual title at last weeek's Bradley Intercollegiate.

On a hot day in Peoria, Hoffert claimed his first collegiate title at the Bradley Intercollegiate Friday. The sophomore placed first with an 8K time of 24:51.1 – 32 seconds ahead of the next-highest non-Bradley runner and the fastest 8K time in the MVC this season – while also helping the Braves to the team title. A manufacturing engineering major, Hoffert owns a 3.