Frontier Conference

Men's Outdoor Track Athlete-of-the-Week: Nathan Mathern, Bismarck State (N.D.) Mathern, a junior from Bismarck, N.D., was chosen as the Track Athlete-of-the-Week.

Mathern ran the fastest 400-meters of his career in the Yellowjacket/Battlin’ Bears Open for Bismarck State (N.D.).  He finished first and broke his own school record with an altitude-adjusted 46.43 seconds, which is the NAIA ‘A’ automatic qualifying time.  He currently ranks second in the NAIA. 

Mathern was also a member of the 4 x 400-meter relay team that finished first in the event with a time of 3:14.93.  The relay narrowly missed the NAIA ‘B’ provisional qualifying time by three-tenths after the altitude-adjustment brought their time to 3:15.37, ranking sixth in the NAIA currently.

It was Mathern’s first career Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Men’s Outdoor Track & Field weekly honor.