Maryville University junior Elizabeth Kiblinger and William Jewell College junior Margaret Perko have been respectively named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Women's Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week, it was announced by the league office Wednesday.
Perko placed fourth at the Ashley Nally Heptathlon hosted by Northwest Missouri State University last weekend. Her mark of 4,643 points is a new school record and a provisional qualifying mark, and is currently ranked ninth in NCAA Division II. Within the heptathlon, her mark of 33.35 meters (109' 5") in the javelin leads the GLVC this year while her long jump of 5.53 meters (18' 1.75") ranks her second–best in the conference.
The Carlisle, Massachusetts, native becomes the first Cardinal to earn a weekly award for the outdoor season.