PEORIA, Ill.-- Julia Nielsen named for the second straight week, the Missouri Valley Conference Track Female Athlete of the Week.

After being named last week's MVC Female Track Athlete of the Week for her success in the Boston Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invite, Nielsen takes the honor for the second week in a row.

Nielsen ran the women's 800m in the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational and clocked in a time of 2:04.58. She clocked in the second best time in Braves history. She also set a new MVC record in the 800m by 00.15 seconds. 

She travels to Karlstand, Sweden this weekend to compete in the Swedish Indoor Championships.