TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State Baseball's Jared Spencer was named this week's Mark Clinkenbeard Construction ISU Student-Athlete of the Week as announced by the athletic department on Monday afternoon.
 
With the No. 1 seed in the MVC Baseball Championships secured prior to the weekend start, Indiana State needed Jared Spencer to go out and set the tone early for the series against Valparaiso to send the Sycamores into the postseason on a high note. Spencer delivered going 5.1 innings allowing four hits and one run while striking out a career-high 10 batters over 78 pitches in Indiana State's 13-4 win in Thursday's opener.
 
Spencer struck out two batters in the first, second, and third innings, while recording all three outs on strikeouts in the fourth. He picked up his 10th strikeout of the contest in the bottom of the fifth inning and retired the final five batters he faced before turning the ball over to the bullpen to close out the Sycamore victory.
 
The Centreville, Mich. native surrendered just a solo home run and allowed just one additional runner in scoring position over the game.
 
The Mark Clinkenbeard Construction ISU Student-Athlete of the Week will be announced every Monday afternoon throughout the 2023-24 athletic season.
 
Previous Winners

• May 20 – Jared Spencer (Baseball)
• May 13 – Ali Ilupeju (Men's Track & Field)
• May 6 – Zach Davidson (Baseball)
• April 29 – Elias Foor (Men's Track & Field)
• April 22 – Rachel Mehringer (Women's Track & Field)
• April 15 – Shomari Rogers-Walton (Men's Track & Field)
• April 8 – Hailey Griffin (Softball)
• April 1 – Mike Sears (Baseball)
• March 25 – Jayson Kent (Men's Basketball)
• March 18 – Mya Glanton (Women's Basketball)
• March 11 – Luis Hernandez (Baseball)
• March 4 – Hailey Griffin (Softball)
• February 26 – Kiley Bess (Women's Basketball)
• February 19 – Henry Brown (Baseball)
• February 12 – Ella Sawyer (Women's Basketball)
• February 5 – Will Staggs (Men's Indoor Track & Field)
• January 29 – Will Staggs (Men's Indoor Track & Field)
• January 22 – Robbie Avila (Men's Basketball)
• January 16 – Will Staggs (Men's Indoor Track & Field)
• January 8 – Jayson Kent (Men's Basketball)
• January 2 – Chelsea Cain (Women's Basketball)
• December 25 – Robbie Avila (Men's Basketball)
• December 18 – Ryan Conwell (Men's Basketball)
• December 11 – Terrance O'Bannon (Men's Indoor Track & Field)
• December 4 – Claire Parsons (Women's Swimming & Diving)
• November 27 – Mya Glanton (Women's Basketball)
• November 20 – Zane Boozer (Football)
• November 13 – Garret Ollendieck (Football)
• November 6 – Chloe Farro (Women's Swimming & Diving)
• October 30 – Molly Lee (Women's Golf)
• October 23 – Claire Parsons (Women's Swimming & Diving)
• October 16 – Kira Holland (Volleyball)
• October 9 – Maddie Alexander (Women's Soccer)
• October 2 – Plez Lawrence (Football)
• September 25 – Kristen Hobbs (Women's Golf)
• September 18 – Emma Gresham (Women's Cross Country)
• September 11 - Mackenzie Kent (Women's Soccer)
• September 4 - Ethan Breen (Men's Cross Country)
• August 28 - Maddie Alexander (Women's Soccer)

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