University of Nevada Athletics

Coming off a gold medal performance at the 2018 Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Championships, freshman Nicola Ader has been named the Nevada Wolf Pack’s Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney Student-Athlete of the Week.

Ader scored 10 points for her team after claiming victory in the pentathlon Thursday. It was a solid first conference meet for the freshman, who also scored points in the open high jump Friday. She scored 3,827 points, which debuted her at fourth in program history. Her mark in the long jump, coming in at 19 feet and 2.5 inches (5.85m), is sixth all-time. In total, Ader scored 12 of Nevada’s 38.5 points at the championship meet.