Patrick Richardville, Trine, Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week

Patrick Richardville, Trine, Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week

Patrick Richardville of Trine earned Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week honors from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) on Tuesday for meets through April 3.

Richardville, a sophomore from Leo, Ind., won track athlete honors following pair of wins in sprinting events and contributing to Trine’s winning relay teams at the Hanover Invitational last weekend. He won the 100m dash in 11.08 seconds and added a victory in the 200m dash in 22.82 seconds. Richardville and his 4x100m relay teammates ran a time of 42.60 seconds to win the event by just under a second. Trine’s 4x400m relay squad finished first at 3:28 to help lead the Thunder to a first-place finish at the 17-team event.