Indoor Track Athlete-of-the-Week: Priviledge Bower, Bismarck State (N.D.)
Bower, a sophomore from Bulwayo, Zimbabwe, was selected to Track Athlete-of-the-Week.
She was a NAIA national qualifier in Bismarck State’s (N.D.) indoor track & field opener, Mike Thorson Classic & Multi hosted by NCAA Division II University of Mary (N.D.). She clocked the NAIA Provisional ‘B’ qualifying time and personal best time of 7.58 seconds in the prelims. Her time is currently sixth fastest in NAIA this season.
Bower registered a time of 7.60 seconds (which is also the B provisional qualifying time) in the finals, finishing second in the race for the Mystics.
She posted a time of 25.45 seconds in the 200-meter dash, earning another runner-up finish. Her 200-meters time converted to 25.06 seconds, which is just .07 seconds shy of hitting the NAIA ‘B’ provisional qualifying time.
This is Bower’s first career Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Women’s Indoor Track Athlete-of-the-Week honor.