Melissa Alger of Coe and DJ Utley of Wartburg were honored Monday by the Iowa Conference for their work last week.

Alger was named the Performer of the Week for track and field for her performances at the Cornell Invitational, where she placed second in the discus (147-5) and fifth in the shot put (37-9). Her discus throws ranks third in the nation in NCAA Division III.

Utley, a Cedar Rapids Prairie grad, was named the Iowa Conference Athlete of the Week for his work with the Wartburg baseball team. He hit .500 (10 for 20) last week with nine RBIs as the Knights compiled a 4-2 record in six games.