Nowak finished second in the 800 meters at the 2010 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship Sunday, turning in a school-record time of 2:10.04.  She was less than one second behind 800 champion Hollli Hosch of Northern Iowa (2:09.08) and surpassed junior Mary Goldkamp's (Florissant, Mo./McCluer North) school mark of 2:11.33, which was set earlier this season.  A mechanical and bio-medical engineering major, Nowak owns a 3.97 cumulative grade point average.

Each week, a Bradley student-athlete is selected as the Country Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week.  The individual chosen must be at least a sophomore in class standing and boast a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average, while displaying a level of athletic excellence.

Nowak earned Bradley Country Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week for the fourth time this school year and 11th time in her career.