KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Rogers State men's track & field distance runner Nick Williams has been named the MIAA Men's Track Athlete of the Week following his performance this past weekend at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
 
Williams ran second overall in a field that included six Division I runners in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase on Saturday. The senior ran a 9:34.15, finishing 4.17 seconds off the winner. The time was just 11.23 seconds off of his personal best in the event, after not running competitively in a collegiate competition in over a year.
 
Williams also had a top-five finish in the 5,000-meter run. The senior ran a 14:56.18, setting a new personal best with fourth overall in a field that featured 12 Division I runners.
 
The honor is the first for Williams in the MIAA and also the first MIAA Track Athlete of the Week award won by the track & field program since joining the MIAA last season.
 
Williams and the rest of the Hillcats will be back in action this week, running in the 2021 ORU Invitational which takes place on Friday and Saturday in Tulsa.
 
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