Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Kyle Rose (Kankakee, Ill.) is the Great Lakes Valley Conference Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week.

Rose, a senior sprinter for the Cougars, bettered his NCAA Division II automatic qualifying time in the 400-meter dash at the SIUE Twilight over the weekend.

He won the event in a time of 46.38 which currently places him first in the GLVC this season and third on the NCAA Division II national list.

In addition to his strong 400-meter effort, Rose also ran a leg on the SIUE 4x400-meter relay team. The team finished in a time of 3:11.29 which currently ranks first in the GLVC and sixth in the nation this season.

SIUE will return to action at the GLVC Outdoor Championships on May 2-3. The Cougars, defending men and women champions, will host the event this year.

Other top performers in the GLVC last week included SIU Edwardsville’s Brian Bishop and UIndy’s Scott Knust and Elliott Cohee.