SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) announced its weekly award winners Monday, and the Yellowjacket men's track and field team took home top honors, it was announced. Sophomore Michael Butterfield (Bovey, Minn./Greenway) was named the UMAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week.
 
It is the first time this season Butterfield has been honored by the conference during the track and field season. He received UMAC Athlete of the Week honors three times during the 2022 men's cross country season.
 
Last week at the Saint Mary's Invitational in Winona, Minn., Butterfield was victorious in the men's 5,000-meter run, coming in with a time of 16:23.05. Butterfield took the lead with about a mile to go in the race, and then held off multiple runners at the end to secure the victory. Butterfield also had a top-ten finish in the 1,500 meters, placing 10th with a time of 4:20.92.
 
Butterfield currently has the fastest time in the 5,000 meters in the UMAC, while his time in the 1,500 meters is sixth-fastest in the conference.
 
The Yellowjackets return to action this coming weekend when they travel to the Phil Esten Challenge, hosted by UW-La Crosse, Friday and Saturday.