(Photo courtesy of David Faulkner, SPX Sports.)
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Taylor Rooney (Sr., Andover) has been selected MIAC Track Athlete of the Week for his performance at Bethel on Saturday. Rooney had a pair of record-breaking performances in the dual meet. He won the 60-meter hurdles with a school record time of 7.87, which ranks first in NCAA Division III and is the fifth fastest time in DIII history. He also won the 200-meter in 22.69, which ranks first in the MIAC and 12th in Division III. His second school record-setting performance was in the high jump with a leap of 6-9, which ranks first in Division III.