PEORIA, Ill. -- has been named the Bradley COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week after winning a pair of Missouri Valley Conference individual titles at the 2018 MVC Indoor Track & Field Championships in Cedar Falls, Iowa.Llanishen Junior runner Michael Ward (Cardiff, South Wales/
A biochemistry major, Ward owns a 3.80 cumulative grade point average. Ward, who led the Braves to a school-record 78 points at the championship, earned his third and fourth career MVC titles. He claimed the 5,000 meter crown Saturday in a time of 14:49.53 in his first collegiate running of the event and then added to his title collection on Sunday with a first-place finish in the 3,000 meters, posting a mark of 8:17.