Cleyet-Merle

Berenice Cleyet-Merle

  • Award
    Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/19/2020
  • Sport
    Women's Indoor Track & Field
  • School
    Indianapolis
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
    Distance
  • Hometown
    Saint-Sulpice-des-Rivoires, France
  • High School
University of Indianapolis graduate student Berenice Cleyet-Merle and junior thrower Katrinia Hopkins have repeated as the Great Lakes Valley Conference Athletes of the Week in women’s indoor track and field, it was announced by the league office Wednesday. 

WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Berenice Cleyet-Merle, Indianapolis
Gr., Mile, Saint-Sulpice-des-Rivoires, France
Major: Psychology
Team Result: No Team Scoring, GVSU Big Meet
  • Won the 800 meters in a school-record 2 minutes, 06.80 seconds and returned a day later to anchor the Distance Medley Relay squad in 4:46 for a team time of 11:42.87, which also set a new school record
  • Currently ranked No. 1 in NCAA Division II in the 800 meters, while the DMR is ranked eighth nationally
  • Earns fifth career Indoor Track Athlete of the Week award (12/19/19, 1/21/20, 1/29/20, 2/12/20)
  • Last Indianapolis Indoor Track Athlete of the Week:  Berenice Cleyet-Merle (2/12/20)