March 29, 2006
Sophomore Sarah Kemple earned Horizon League Athlete of the Week honors on Saturday by fending of ten other runners at the Gerald England Invitational in downtown Indianapolis. Her time of 10:43 is an encouraging start, as Kemple was sidelined for both the 2005 outdoor track and cross country seasons.
On a day of sprinters, hurdlers, and field competitors, the Arlington native was one of only two Butler distance runners to compete in the snow and hail. The rest will open their seasons this weekend in-state at DePauw, and out west at Stanford.
Junior pole vaulter Derek Riker of Youngstown state was named male Athlete of the Week.