ST. LOUIS – After an action-packed weekend at the Illini Invitational, hosted by Illinois, the Redbird men's and women's track & field teams dominated the Missouri Valley Conference Athlete of the Week honors, with Luke Nelson, Ariana Cranston, and Grace Beattie all receiving recognition, the league announced Tuesday.
Nelson and Cranston were deemed the MVC's Field Athletes of the Week, while Beattie was named the MVC Female Track Athlete of the Week. The Redbirds, who claimed three of the possible four weekly awards, have now had at least one student-athlete recognized in each week of the 2018-19 season.