ANGOLA, IND. -- For the second time this year, Trine University's Valerie Obear (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) has been named this week's Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Outdoor Field "Athlete of the Week."
The Thunder finished third in the DePauw University Invitational this past weekend led by Obear who won a pair of events.
Obear won both the shot put with a distance of 36' 0.75" and the hammer throw at 171' 3.00". Her mark in the hammer was the best in the MIAA so far this season.
Additionally, Obear placed in the top-three in the discus with a throw of 112' 0.00" which was good enough to put her third overall.
Trine is scheduled to compete in the three-day Gina Relays hosted by Hillsdale (Mich.) College on Apr. 22-24 in Hillsdale, Mich. The first day of competition is set to start at 6 p.m.