Senior Michael Ward of the men's track team is the Bradley Athlete of the Month, earning the honor after a fan vote for the month of January.
Ward completed a record-setting month in January thanks to one of the best performances in conference history at the Washington Invitational on Jan. 26. Running the 3,000m in Seattle, Ward clocked a time of 7:57.88 – topping his own school record by nearly a second. His time is also the second-fastest in Missouri Valley Conference history and the best time by any Valley runner since 1999. Ward is also 16 seconds faster than the second-best time in the MVC this year.