LANGLEY, British Columbia –Trinity Western second-year middle distance runner Yemane Mulugeta (Surrey, B.C.) is the Spartan Male Athlete of the Week after setting a Spartans' record in the 3000-meter race at the University of Washington Preview at Dempsey Indoor in Seattle, Wash.
 
On Saturday afternoon, the natural science student finished the 3000-meter race in a time of 8:03.50, which broke the 11-year-old record, which was previously held by Declan White, who clocked a time of 8:05.94 on Jan. 31, 2015, at Dempsey Indoor. Mulugeta's time also earns him an automatic qualification with the A standard for the NAIA Indoor Championships, March 5-7 in Gainesville, Fla.
 
Mulugeta and the rest of the Spartans will have a week off before heading to Spokane, Wash., for the Inland Northwest Invitational on Saturday, January 31.
 
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 CIS 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.

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