NEW ORLEANS— UIndy track & field standout Berenice Cleyet-Merle collected her second Division II Women's Athlete of the Week recognition from the USTFCCCA this season and third of her career. A native of Saint-Sulpice-des-Rivoires, France, Cleyet-Merle reset UIndy, Division II and French national records in the mile last weekend.
 
FROM THE UTFCCCA
"Two weeks ago, Berenice Cleyet-Merle clocked the second-fastest 800 in NCAA Division II history.
 
Now she sits alone at the top of the list in the mile.
 
Cleyet-Merle shattered the NCAA Division II record in the event with her time of 4:31.99 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational. She topped the previous record of 4:37.42 held by Alicja Konieczek of Western Colorado since 2017. She is ranked third among all collegians this year behind NCAA Division I Emily Mackay of Binghamton (4:30.94) and Stanford's Julia Heymach (4:31.35), who were also in the same race at Boston.
 
Cleyet-Merle has etched her name all over the record books this season. Her first mile of the season was 4:40.84, good to become the eighth-best performer on the DII all-time list. She then followed up with her 2:03.89 in the 800 at the IU Relays before her historic run in Boston on Friday night.
 
This is the second time this season that Cleyet-Merle has been named National Athlete of the Week. She previously earned the honor on February 1, 2022."