Sat Nov 21 2009
PARK RIDGE, Ill. — Former Crestwood High School multi-state champion and current Penn State University senior Bridget Franek has been named Big Ten Athlete of the Year. Franek won the conference’s individual title at the Big Ten Championships last weekend in leading Penn State to its first team championship in history.
Franek, an All-American in cross country in 2008, is the second Nittany Lion in program history to win the Big Ten individual title and capture Athlete of the Year honors, after Kim McGreevy accomplished the feat in 1996.
Franek’s finishing time of 20:03 over 6,000 meters at the Blue/White Golf Course was not only the second-fastest performance ever run in Happy Valley, but also the second-best winning effort in the Big Ten record books.
The Big Ten title is the second for the senior, who captured conference gold in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2008 Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
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Posted by ronmcgee1 November 5, 2009
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Couldn't happen to a nicer person!
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