WASHINGTON - With a win in the women's 5,000 meter run open at the Virginia Challenge on April 21, junior June Mwaniki of women's outdoor track earned the title of Gregorio's Trattoria Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of April 17-23.

For Mwaniki, her first 5,000 under 18 minutes was just two months ago during the indoor season. Three more races at that distance and the junior recorded a time of 16:58.57 for a 15-second personal record (PR). With her performance in Charlottesville, Mwaniki moved up from sixth to fourth all-time in AU's record books.

Gregorio's Trattoria Student-Athlete of the Week