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General 3/5/2018 2:00:00 PM

It's that time again. With the calendar shifted to March, it's time to look back and for fans to vote for which Brave they believe had the best month of February.

Senior Alex Gray of the baseball team, sophomore Taylor Ledwein of the women's golf team, senior Donte Thomas of the men's basketball team and junior Michael Ward of the men's track team are the four nominees for Bradley Athlete of the Month in February.

Each month, fans have the opportunity to vote for which Brave had the best month in their respective sport. Voting is open until Wednesday at 4 p.m. and will be conducted through the @BradleyBraves twitter account.

Alex Gray • Sr. • Baseball • Marysville, Wash.
• Made two appearances during the season's opening month, posting a 2-0 record with a 1.00 ERA
• Allowed just one run on five hits in 9.0 innings of work
• Earned the win at ACC foe Georgia Tech on Feb. 17, allowing only one run in 5.0 innings of relief as Bradley rallied from a 5-3 deficit
• Held South Dakota State scoreless and to just one hit in 4.0 innings in a 4-2 comeback victory

Taylor Ledwein • So. • Women's Golf • New Prague, Minn.
• Two-time MVC Golfer of the Week selection in February
• Posted a 75.17 stroke average in first two tournaments of the spring, shooting 77 or better in all six rounds
• Tied for 23rd at the Amelia Island Collegiate to open spring slate and tied for fifth at the Rio Verde Invitational to earn her first top-10 finish of the season and seventh of her Bradley career.
• Extended her streak of consecutive sub-80 rounds to 28 for the second-longest streak in school history

Donte Thomas • Sr. • Men's Basketball • Calumet City, Ill.
• Led the Braves with 15.7 points and 7.9 rebounds in seven February games
• Scored in double figures in 6-of-7 games with two double-doubles during the month
• Tallied a career-best 24 points in a Senior Day contest against Indiana State
• Moved into top 10 in career rebounds in Bradley history on Jan. 24 and finished the month ranked ninth in the school's record book with 699 boards

Michael Ward • Jr. • Men's Track & Field • Cardiff, South Wales
• Won two titles at the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship
• Became the first Brave to win two different individual events at any single MVC Championship – indoor or outdoor
• Completed the distance double by winning the 3,000m and 5,000m titles (was running the 5,000m for the first time as a collegiate)
• Led the Braves with 20 points as BU scored a school-record 78 points at the championship

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