LANGLEY, British Columbia –Trinity Western second-year middle distance runner Yemane Mulugeta (Surrey, B.C.) is the Spartans' Male Athlete of the Week after qualifying for the NAIA championship and winning the 5000m race at the UBC Open this past weekend at the Rashpal Dhillon Track & Field Oval in Vancouver, B.C.
 
The natural science student won the 5000-meter race with a time of 14:06.20, which automatically qualifies him for the NAIA championship by meeting the qualifying standard of 14:22.
 
Mulugeta and the Spartans will head to the USA for two meets on April 2 and April 4. On April 2, the Spartans will be at the ALTIS Spring Tune-Up in Paradise Valley, Arizona, and then on April 4, they will head to Las Vegas, Nevada, for the UNLV Rebel Elite meet.
 
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 in the NAIA in track and field, 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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