INDIANAPOLIS – University of Illinois Springfield junior Maddie Miller and Lewis University junior Denise Hernandez have been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Athletes of the Week in women’s indoor track and field, it was announced by the league office Wednesday.
INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Maddie Miller, Illinois Springfield
Jr. | Distance | East Moline, Ill.
Major: Education
Team Results: No Team Scores at GVSU Big Meet (2/14-15)
- Finished sixth in 5,000-meter run with school-record time of 16:37.46
- Ranks first in GLVC and 13th in Division II
- Earns first-ever Indoor Track Athlete of the Week Award for the Prairie Stars
INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Denise Hernandez, Lewis
Jr. | Jumps | Naperville, Ill.
Major: Organizational Communication
Team Results: No Team Scores at Chicagoland Championships (2/14-15)
- Won long jump with school-record leap of 6.17 meters (20’-3”)
- Ranks first in GLVC and second in DII
- Placed second in triple jump with toss of 11.53m (37’-10”)
- Earns third career Indoor Field Athlete of the Week Award (2/19/25, 1/15/25, 1/18/23)
- Last Flyers’ Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: Denise Hernandez (1/15/25)