Saliga Earns Commissioner's Award
BAY CITY, Mich. - Michigan Tech’s Nathan Saliga was
recently honored with the GLIAC Commissioner’s Award for the
Spring season. The awards, sponsored by Meijer, Incorporated, are
presented after the Fall, Winter, and Spring athletic seasons to
six female and six male student-athletes that excel both in the
classroom and on the fields of play. All grade point averages are
based on a 4.0 scale.
Saliga, a junior, won the GLIAC Championship in the decathlon with
a Michigan Tech school record of 5,999 points. He also set the
school record in the 400-meter hurdles (54.27). Saliga holds the
top-three performances in school history in both the decathlon and
the 400-meter hurdles. The Leonard, Mich., native also earned
Capital One Academic All-American Second Team honors from the
College Sports Information Directors of America. Saliga holds a 3.9
cumulative grade point average in mechanical engineering.