Wenatchee High School alumnus Tom Ballinger, currently a junior at Carleton College in Minnesota, was named the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) track athlete of the week.Ballinger, who represented the Panthers at two state tournaments, won the 400-meter hurdles at the Carleton Relays and in doing so registered a NCAA qualifying time of 53.57.He also won the same event at the Macalester Twilight earlier in the week.Ballinger has the MIAC’s top time in the 200, 400, 400 hurdles and as a member of the Knights’ 4×400 relay team.Ballinger’s sister Kristen won the 4A state championship in the 400 meters last season and is currently running track and cross country at Amherst College in Massachusetts.