Drake University sophomore Busiwa Asinga has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Female Track Athlete of the Week after another outstanding weekend the league announced Wednesday, May 5.
For the second week in row, Asinga shaved significant time off her personal best in the 400-meter hurdles as she clocked a personal best of 58.07 in the 400-meter hurdles to win the event by a full second at the Illinois State Invitational.
Her finish ranks as the second-fastest in program history and is easily the fastest in the Missouri Valley Conference this season. She also ranks as the 22nd fastest in the nation this season in the event and is the fastest Bulldog in 11 seasons.