Drake University sophomores Rai Ahmed-Green (Irvine, Calif.) and Reed Timmer (New Berlin, Wis.) have been selected as the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday, Dec. 8. Both were honored for their performances during the period of Nov. 30 – Dec. 6.
Timmer and Ahmed-Green are the seventh and eighth Drake student-athletes to earn MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week honors this season.
Ahmed-Green, a member of the women's track and field team, opened up the indoor track season by taking first place in the 300 meters and setting a facility record at the SDSU Holiday Invite.