Back to the Illinois State Redbirds Newsfeed

David Shadid Named COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete Of The Week

Related Topics: Country Financial, The Week

PEORIA, Ill. -- Junior sprinter David Shadid (Peoria, Ill./Notre Dame) has been named the Bradley COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week after a record-setting performance at the first indoor meet of the season for the Bradley Track & Field team.

Shadid established the program's record in the 600 meters Saturday at the Illinois Open in Champaign, Ill., to kick off the 2018 track season. The junior posted a time of 1:21.74 -- more than two seconds faster than his previous personal best and nearly a half second quicker than the previous school standard (1:22.