Dean Trailways Comets of the Week - March 1, 2021

This week’s Dean Trailways Female Comet of the Week is senior Julia Miklusicak, of Battle Creek, and graduate of Pennfield High School. Miklusicak aided the women’s team to a 9-0 shutout win over Manchester (Ind.) University. She and Emily Foulk posted an 8-5 victory at No. 2 doubles. Miklusicak won her No. 4 singles match, winning the first set 6-4, lost the second set 6-1 and earned a hard-fought 10-5 win in the match tie-breaker.

This week’s Dean Trailways Male Comet of the Week is sophomore Denver Orlando, of Byron, and graduate of Byron High School. Orlando broke the school indoor pole vault with a 14 feet, 2-3/4 inch clearance at the Trine University Indoor Meet. He opened competition in the pole vault by clearing the bar on his first attempt at 13 feet, 5-1/4 inches. Orlando then cleared the school-record mark on his second try. The performance is also the top mark entering the 2021 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Indoor Track & Field Championships this Saturday.