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General 5/2/2018 11:30:00 AM

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

Junior Drake Bushong of the men's golf team, junior Haran Dunderdale of the men's track team, junior Mitch Janssen of the baseball team and junior Frankie Saban of the women's golf team are the four nominees for Bradley Athlete of the Month in April.

Each month, fans have the opportunity to vote for which Brave had the best month in their respective sport. Voting is open until Friday at 3 p.m. and will be conducted through the @BradleyBraves twitter account.

Drake Bushong • Jr. • Men's Golf • Pekin, Ill.
• Won individual medalist honors at the 2018 MVC Men's Golf Championship to help the Braves to their first MVC team title along with first NCAA postseason appearance since 1955
• Earned All-MVC honors to become the first three-time all-conference pick in school history in addition to garnering first-team MVC Scholar-Athlete honors for the second consecutive year.
• Posted a 74.67 average in two tournaments, which included a season-best three-under 69 in the second round of the Valley Championship

Haran Dunderdale • R-Jr. • Men's Track • Grantham, England
• Finished first of 99 runners at the Bryan Clay Invitational in the 3,000m steeplechase on April 19
• Clocked a time of 8:50.90 – which ranks 18th in the country and is nearly 16 seconds faster than second place in the Valley
• Also set a PR in the 1,500m run at the Bryan Clay Invitational, ranking sixth in school history in 3:48.32
• Named MVC Male Track Athlete of the Week on April on April 24

Mitch Janssen • Jr. • Baseball • Princeville, Ill.
• Helped lead the Braves to a 13-4 record in April – the team's most wins in a single month since 2008
• Started five games during the month with a 3-0 record and 1.04 earned run average – allowing opponents to hit just .191
• Named a National Player of the Week and MVC Pitcher of the Week following a week when he allowed just one run in 10.1 innings against Illinois and Missouri State
• Recorded 31 strikeouts to just 17 hits and nine walks in 26 innings of work during the month

Frankie Saban • Jr. • Women's Golf • Orland Park, Ill.
• Finished second individually at the 2018 MVC Women's Golf Championship for the best finish by a Brave since 2014.
• Posted a 73.60 stroke average in the final two events, including a career-best 68 in the second round of the MVC Championship, to close the season with a team-best 76.10 stroke average.
• Earned All-MVC and first-team MVC Scholar-Athlete honors following her second-place Valley finish in which she helped Bradley to a fourth-place team finish

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