Gustavus Adolphus sophomore field athlete Sam Broderius (Hector, Minn./Buffalo Lake-Hector) was named the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week for the week ending April 20, 2009. Broderius finished first and provisionally qualified for the NCAA meet in both the shot put and the discus throw at the Manitou Classic hosted by St. Olaf on Saturday. Her shot put mark of 13.81 meters (45-3 3/4 ft) currently ranks fourth in the nation and tops the MIAC performance list. Broderius’ discus throw of 44.09 meters (144-8 ft) also tops the MIAC list, and is seventh nationally.