Courtesy of Bowling Green's Sport Information Department
Cleveland, Ohio – Bowling Green State University redshirt sophomore track and field distance runner Rachel Walny has been named the Mid-American Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week, as voted on by the league's Faculty Athletics Representatives.
Walny, who carries a perfect 4.0 grade point average in exercise science, broke the school-record in the 10,000 Thursday evening, a mark which had stood for 31 years since Sara Collas established a time of 34:17.9 in 1986. Walny's time of 34:02.57 at the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays was more than 15 seconds faster and is the second-fastest time in the MAC this year.