PEORIA, Ill. -- Sophomore runner Michael Ward (Cardiff, South Wales/Llanishen) has been named the Bradley COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week after breaking his own school record in the mile Saturday at Notre Dame’s Meyo Invitational.
Ward claimed top honors in his heat and finished seventh overall with a career-best mile time of 4:02.86 to take almost four seconds off his previous school mark in his first mile of the year. His time is second in the MVC this season and his record is six seconds better than other time recorded by a Brave. A biochemistry major, Ward owns a 3.