South Dakota junior Chris Nilsen has been named the Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week for the period ended April 28.

Nilsen garners a weekly league award for the 21st time in his career.

Nilsen cleared 19 feet, 2 ¼ inches, in the elite pole vault section on Saturday at the 110th Drake Relays.

The victory earned him the 2019 Maury White Award for the Drake Relays Most Outstanding Performer as voted on by members of the media. Nilsen became the first pole vaulter to garner the award since 1991.