Hellwig

Dan Hellwig

  • Award
    Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/17/2010
  • Sport
    Men's Outdoor Track & Field
  • School
    Missouri S&T
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Fenton, Mo.
  • High School
    Rockwood Summit

Missouri S&T’s Dan Hellwig (Fenton, Mo./ Rockwood Summit) is the Great Lakes Valley Conference Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week.

Hellwig helped the Miner Men’s Track & Field team move up to ninth-place in the NCAA Division II Men’s Track & Field poll this week. He joins teammate Jared Anders by earning a berth to the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships in the pole vault with a clearance of 16-7.5. Hellwig is ranked first in the GLVC and second on the national pole vault list.
  
S&T returns to action at the Central Missouri Classic on Friday.
 
Other top performers in the GLVC this week included Indianapolis’ Shane Wyant and Saint Joseph's Kaleb Thompson.