Bourdo, Stutzman, Frey and Bagwell Named All-MIAA
ROYAL OAK, Mich. - The Michigan
Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) has announced that
Trine University track runner Tyler Bourdo (Plainwell,
Mich./Delton-Kellogg) has been named the Men’s Most Valuable
Track Athlete. Bourdo was also named to the All-MIAA Track and
Field team along with Dustin Stutzman (Topeka, Ind./Westview),
Lincoln Frey (Pettisville, Ohio/Pettisville) and Dakota Bagwell
(Kokomo, Ind./Western).
Bourdo, a sophomore, becomes the second Trine University
men’s track athlete to be named MVP, following Russell Dill
who earned it in 2008. Bourdo won the 400m in an MIAA record time
of 47.97 and was second in the 200m. Bourdo also teamed with Dan
Linder, Luke Fimreite and Nate Konzen to win the 4x400m relay with
a time of 3:18.90. Bourdo has now been named to the All-MIAA team
for the second straight season.
Bagwell, a sophomore, won the hammer throw at both the MIAA
Jamboree and MIA Field Day. At the field day, Bagwell won with a
distance of 45.74m.
Frey, a junior, won the pole vault at the MIAA Field Day clearing a height of 4.22m.
Stutzman, a senior and now a two-time All-MIAA honoree, placed
second in the shot put with a 15.99m and was third in the hammer
throw with a distance of 45.74m.