Athlete of the Week

Austen C. Hannis
Sports Editor

    The Etownian is thrilled to name men's track and field middle distance runner Tyson Evensen, a senior in his third year of eligibility, The Etownian Athlete of the Week.
   Evensen flew around the 200-meter track four times at the DeShriver Invitational at East Stroudsburg University faster than any other Division III athlete in the country. He posted a time of 1 minute, 52.3 seconds in the 800-meter, finishing a full straight-away ahead of any other runner. Evensen's lightning-fast time placed him 0.6 seconds under the automatic qualifying time of 1.52.90 in the 800. This makes him the only athlete in Division III to run under the automatic qualifying time to reach the NCAA Divison III Indoor Championships hosted by St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn. In fact, he is 0.83 seconds faster than any other 800-meter runner, second-best being 1:53.17.
   Tyson won the 800 last year at the Middle Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships with a time of 1.54.67, finished second in the MAC Indoor Championships with a time of 1.56.71 and finished second in the Middle Atlantic Conference Cross Country Championships. Basically, he is a running all-star.
   Congratulations, Tyson, for housing every other 800-meter runner in Division III across the nation by almost a second, automatically qualifying for NCAA Division III championships and having the most tattoos ever seen on a collegiate athlete, but predominantly for winning the main event bracelet of all collegiate sports awards, The Etownian Athlete of the Week.

   Jay's Nest Grill Item: Grilled chicken sandwich
   Sports Team: Miami Heat
   Professor: Michele Lee Kozimor-King, assistant professor of sociology
   Non-Track Sport to Play: Basketball
   Non-Track Sport to Watch: Basketball
   Movie: "Tombstone"
   Quote: "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." ~ T.S. Elliot

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