Wheatley named IIAC Performer of the Week
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Simpson sprinter Emmitt Wheatley took home Iowa Conference Track co-Performer of the Week honors for the period ending Sunday, Feb. 5, the league office announced Monday.
A sophomore from Adair, Iowa, Wheatley posted the No. 7 time in NCAA Division III in the 200 meters at the Wartburg Select on Saturday. He placed second in the event, finishing in 22.33 seconds, the top time in the Iowa Conference. He added a second-place effort in the 60, finishing in 7.02 seconds.
Wheatley owns the Iowa Conference's top times in both the 60 and 200 meters and is now a two-time IIAC Track Performer of the Week. He last won on April 26, 2016.
Storm runners have won three of five IIAC Track Performer of the Week honors so far in 2016-17. Junior hurdler Dylan Kalinay has the other two.
Dubuque's Alec Bass shared the award with Wheatley.
