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General 3/2/2022 12:50:00 PM

It's time to vote for the Prairie Farms Bradley Athlete of the Month! Now that the calendar has shifted to March, it's time to look back at February and vote for which Brave had the best month of action.

Freshman Nicola Jansen of the women's track and field team, sophomore Rienk Mast of the men's basketball team, sophomore Michael Rebello of the men's track and field team and senior Samantha Smith of the softball team are the four nominees for Prairie Farms Bradley Athlete of the Month in February.

Voting is open until Friday at 10 a.m. and will be conducted through the @BradleyBraves twitter account.

Nicola Jansen • Fr. • Women's Track & Field • Pretoria, South Africa
• Swept the 3,000m and 5,000m titles at the MVC Indoor Championship
• Broke the Bradley school record in the 3,000m set in 2016 and topped the MVC Indoor Championship mark that was set in 2009 in the event
• Finished less than one second from breaking the school record in the 5,000m at the Iowa State Classic, turning in the top time in the MVC since 2016

Rienk Mast • So. • Men's Basketball • Groningen, Netherlands
• Led Bradley with 11.6 points and 8.0 rebounds during eight games in the month of February
• Scored in double digits in five contests, scoring 22 points in a victory over Valparaiso on Feb. 26 (just one shy of his season high)
• Also collected 11 boards versus the Beacons for his eighth double-double of the season, while recording 14 in a victory over Loyola on Feb. 9

Michael Rebello • So. • Men's Track & Field • Excelsior Springs, Mo.
• Named the MVC Men's Track Most Valuable Athlete after sweeping the 3,000m and 5,000m titles at the Valley's Indoor Championship
• Broke the MVC Indoor Championship record in the 3,000m, clocking the second-best time in school history
• His winning time in the 5,000m at the Indoor Championship ranks fifth in school history

Samantha Smith • Sr. • Softball • Phillips Ranch, Calif.
• Hit a team-best .400 for the month of February and boasts a team-best .644 slugging percentage after hitting team-highs with five doubles and two homers
• Also leads the team with 15 runs through 14 games, ranking 64th nationally in runs per game and is tied for second on the team with 10 RBI; scoring or driving in 23 of Bradley's 76 runs (30 percent)
• Named to the all-tournament team at the Plainsman Invite
• Collected hits in 12 of 14 games with four multi-hit outings to her credit

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