NEW ORLEANS, La. — Birgen Nelson (Sr., Edina) has been selected the USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week after another record-setting performance at the USATF Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. last Saturday. Nelson improved her 60-hurdles time to 8.33 in the semifinals for fourth best in her heat and best in DIII history, qualifying her for the finals. Nelson then ran an 8.42 in the finals, taking sixth in the nation. Nelson has now run the top-5 fastest 60-hurdles times in NCAA DIII history. This is the second time this season that Nelson has been named National Athlete of the Week, after previously earning the national honor following her first-record breaking effort. This marks the second time in program history that a Gustavus track & field athlete has received the national honor.
Nelson was also selected the MIAC Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week.