Track Athlete of the Week
Michael Wade / Sr / St. Mary’s College of Maryland / Woodstock, Md. / Marriotts Ridge HS
Michael Wade was the first D3 runner to cross the finish line in the 3000m at the Alvernia Winter Invite, finishing second (out of 16) in 9:26.95 (9:20.43 converted) behind D2 runner from Kutztown. Wade also came in 12th (out of 43) in the mile in 4:39.85 (4:36.33 converted). With the times that he clocked this past weekend, Wade owns the conference-best times in both the mile and 3000m. He also ranks 28th in the Mid-Atlantic region with his performance in the mile.
This is the first indoor track and field Athlete of the Week award for Wade, who was the gold medal winner in the 3000m and 5000m and had a fourth-place finish in the 1 Mile Run at the 2024 United East Indoor Track and Field Championships.