Vikings of the Week

Andy Link

Andy Link

Track and FieldSarah Slivinski won three events at the Lawrence University Invitational last Saturday.

The senior from Eagle River won the 400-meter hurdles and broke the school record. She ran the event in 1:05.52, winning by 4.5 seconds.

Slivinski also won two field events, the high jump and javelin. She won the high jump with a leap of 4 feet, 9.75 inches, and took the javelin with a throw of 114-4. She also placed second in the triple jump at 32-9.

Golf

Andy Link earned medalist honors and led Lawrence University to a victory in the fourth round of the Midwest Conference North Division Championships last Saturday.

Link a freshman from Rochester, Minn., captured MWC Golfer of the Week

honors after winning the event at The Golf Courses of Lawsonia. The former Century High School star carded a 1-over par 73 on the Links Course, his second-lowest round of the year. He fired a 72 during the second round of Clarke College Oktoberfest Tournament last fall.

Led by Link’s effort, Lawrence finished first in the team standings with a round of 298, 33 shots better than the second-place team.

Sarah Slivinski