Gabe Dirksen

The Dakota Wesleyan University Tiger of the Week is senior Gabe Dirksen, it was announced by the DWU athletic department Wednesday morning.

Dirksen competed in the South Dakota State University Holiday Open Dec. 3. He finished ninth overall and had several top-ten finishes over the weekend. The Lead, S.D. native took ninth in the long jump with a leap of 5.81 meters and ninth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.67. Dirksen finished eighth in the 60-meter dash in 7.69, eighth in pole vault with a vault of 3.4 meters and eighth in the 1,000-meter run in 3:15.25. He also had a seventh-place finish in shot put with a throw of 9.95 meters. He had a top-five finish in the high jump at 1.74 meters and took ninth in the heptathlon.

Dirksen and the Tigers will compete next at the Dordt Open on Jan. 14 in Sioux Center Iowa.