University of Indianapolis’ Robert Gardner (Gary, IN / Lew Wallace) is the Great Lakes Valley Conference Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week.
 
Gardner, a sophomore, finished in first-place in the 400m at the Boilermaker Invitational this past weekend. His time of 48.32 is the best among GLVC competitors and is also a NCAA Provisional qualifying time. He is also a provisional qualifier as a member of the 4x400m relay team. 

Indianapolis will compete at the GLVC Indoor Track & Field Championships this weekend in Kenosha, WI, which is being hosted by UW-Parkside.