Wiley tabbed NAIA National Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week

HUNTINGTON, Ind. – Freshman Addy Wiley kicked off her outdoor track season with a bang last week and for her efforts was tabbed the NAIA National Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week.

In her outdoor debut as a Forester at Drake Relays, she finished third in the 1500 meters in 4:12.53 to set a new all-time NAIA record. Her competition included all professionals except one other college athlete. A few days prior she ran unattached in the USATF Road Mile Championships where she finished third in 4:31.

Today's NAIA national weekly honor is Wiley's fifth of the year. Her resume also includes two from indoor season and two from cross country season.

Additionally, Wiley garnered M-F Athletic National Athlete of the Week honors at the NAIA level as announced by the USTFCCCA yesterday. She is the first female athlete from Huntington to be named M-F Athletic National Athlete of the Week during the outdoor season.

The Huntington University Foresters compete in 17 intercollegiate sports for men and women. In the past decade, Huntington has produced 125 NAIA All-America honors and 449 All-America Scholar Athlete honors. Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest.