ST. PAUL, Minn. - Sophomore Ariella Rogahn-Press (Albuquerque, N.M./Bosque School) was selected the MIAC Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week, the conference announced today. Rogahn-Press competed in her first outdoor meet of the season yesterday at the Hamline Invitational and won three events.

Rogahn-Press started her day by anchoring the Scots' 4x100-meter relay team to a victory with a time of 49.23. The time ranks sixth on Macalester's all-time performance list. She then won the 400 meters in 53.98, which is the fastest time in Division III so far this season. It is also .10 off her school record set at the NCAA Outdoor Championships last year. Then in the 200 meters, she chased down a pair of unattached runners from the University of Minnesota and won with a time of 24.74, which ranks 10th in Division III.

Rogahn-Press is coming off an indoor season that saw her qualify for nationals in both the 200 and 400, earning All-American second team honors in the 200 with an 11th-place finish before taking third in the 400 to receive her fourth All-America citation. This is her fourth MIAC Athlete of the Week award this year, following three weekly honors during the indoor season.

The Scots will send their distance runners to UW-Platteville on Friday, April 10, while the rest of the team will compete in the Bethel Invitational on Saturday, April 11.