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 for the second straight week.
After meeting the NAIA ‘B’ provisional mark in the 60-meter dash last week, Bower qualified for the nationals in the 200-meter dash at the NCAA Division II University of Mary (N.D.) Alumni Open for Bismarck State (N.D.).
She also won a pair of running titles in the meet, capturing both 60- and 200-meter dash titles. Bower clocked a time of 7.66 seconds in the 60-meter dash. She added a time of 25.22 seconds, converting to 24.84 seconds on 200-meters course to meet the NAIA ‘B’ provisional qualifying time. She also broke her own school record.
This is Bower’s second career Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Women’s Indoor Track Athlete-of-the-Week honor.