Grinnell College Athletics

Grinnell College's Sarah Burnell '14 has been named the Midwest Conference Women's Track Performer of the Week.

Burnell, from Grinnell, Iowa (Grinnell), emerged from a pack of 25 runners to win the mile run at the Darren Young Classic Saturday. She had a time of 5:06.16 while breaking her own meet record of 5:13.28, established two years ago. Her time was also a personal-best and ranks second on Grinnell’s all-time chart. It is also tops in the MWC this season.

Burnell was also on the 4x400-meter relay team that had a time of 4:07.03, which ranks third on the Pioneers’ all-time chart and is second in the league this season.