LANGLEY, British Columbia –Trinity Western second-year Yemane Mulugeta (Surrey, B.C.) is the Spartan Male Athlete of the Week after finishing seventh at the Charles Bowles Invitational at Bush’s Pasture Park in Salem, Oregon.
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The business student’s seventh-place finish at 12:53.95 was a quality finish amongst a deep field of 333 male runners on the Bush’s Pasture Park course.
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Murphy and the Spartans will now compete at the George Oja Invitational at Oak Knoll Golf Course in Independence, Oregon, on Saturday, October 18.
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About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 11 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as in the NAIA in track and field and cross country and as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 33 Canada West team championships.
About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in U SPORTS. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others. Â
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