NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State freshman Nirel Bart-Williams capped off the regular season with her fourth weekly conference honor of the season, as she was named the Midwest Independent Conference Newcomer of the Week on Tuesday.
The Newcomer of the Week honor is the third of the year for Bart-Williams, who also earned MIC Performance of the Week once during the year to up her total to four. Also joining the Redbird freshman as MIC honorees this week are TWU's Steelie King (Gymnast of the Week), SEMO's Nyah Reader (Performance of the Week) and Centenary's Leilani Johnson (Coaches Choice).