BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Western Washington University junior Andrew Oslin opened the 2023 outdoor season by earning the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Men's Track Athlete of the Week award.
 
Oslin clocked a school-record time of 29:41.91 to win the 10,000m race Friday night at the Ed Boitano Invitational in Tacoma. Oslin's time not only broke the previous school record of 29:45.92 originally set by Jordan Welling in 2010, but also marked the No. 6 time in GNAC history. Oslin's early-season mark is No. 1 in NCAA Division II, with teammate Ryan Clough right behind him in 29:55.94.
 
Oslin continues his impressive WWU debut after leading the Vikings cross country contingent with a 65th-place finish at nationals and an All-GNAC performance in the 5000m at the GNAC Indoor Championships.
 
Oslin becomes the fourth WWU student-athlete to earn GNAC Athlete of the Week honors for the indoor and outdoor track & field season, joining throwers Raine Westfall (Dec. 5-11) and Miller Campbell (Jan. 23-29), and middle distance runner Drew Weber (Feb. 20-26).
  The Vikings return to outdoor action this week at the PLU Invitational in Tacoma on Saturday, while Drew Weber (800m) and the Men's DMR will compete at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Live results are available to follow all the action at wwuvikings.com/TF_Live.