Courtney Frerichs and Bryce Miller Named WAC Track Athletes of the Week
Missouri-Kansas City’s Courtney Frerichs and Bryce Miller have been named the Western Athletic Conference women’s and men’s track Athletes of the Week, respectively, for April 13-19.
Frerichs, a senior from Nixa, Mo. (Nixa HS), grabbed eighth place in the women’s 1500-meter run recording a time of 4:22.59 at the Bryan Clay Invitational this weekend. Her time broke the UMKC school record by 14 seconds and leads the WAC by 6 seconds. Frerichs is currently ranked 33rd in the NCAA west region.
Miller, a sophomore from Ashland, Wis. (Ashland HS), had a stand out performance in the men’s 5000-meter run with his second place finish at the Bryan Clay Invitational—a career best, first in the WAC, and the UMKC school record. Miller broke the school record by 19 seconds and leads the WAC by 11 seconds.