OVC Male Track Athlete of the Week
Tyler Moore, So., Pipe Creek, Texas, Little Rock
Finished third in the 400m hurdles at the Texas A&M Invite.
Set a school record with a time of 52.47.
The time is first in the OVC, 33rd in the NCAA.
Others Nominated: Mocah Gray, Morehead State; Nick Cimmarusti, Southeast Missouri; Khalid White, UT Martin.
OVC Female Track Athlete of the Week
Sydney Burdine, Fr., St. Louis, Mo., Southeast Missouri
Recorded three top-5 finishes at the Ole Miss Open.
Finished third out of 26 runners in the 400m.
The time of 56.40 tops the OVC.
A member of the third-place finishing 4x400m relay that finished in an OVC best 3:51.34.
Ran a leg on the 4x100m relay squad that placed fourth in a time of 47.30.
Others Nominated: Taylor Allen, Morehead State; Maddie Long, Tennessee Tech; Rita Elmer, UT Martin.
OVC Male Field Athlete of the Week
Tanner Koontz, So., Mt. Vernon, Ill., Southeast Missouri
Placed fourth in the pole vault at the Ole Miss Open.
Completed a height of 5.01 (16' 5.25").
The mark tops the OVC and ranks 46th in the NCAA.
Others Nominated: None
OVC Female Field Athlete of the Week
Clara Billing, So., Rudbecksskolan, Sweden, Southeast Missouri
Was the top medal winner in the pole vault at the Ole Miss Open.
Out leaped 21 other competitors with a height of 4.05m (13' 3.5").
Ranks 28th in the nation and 1st in the OVC.
Others Nominated: Janae Largins, Little Rock; Ginger Hayden, Morehead State; Ally Beneke, Tennessee Tech.
OVC Male Freshman of the Week
Matthew Tyeskie, Fr., Kilgore, Texas, Little Rock
Reached the podium in the 110m hurdles at the Texas A&M Invite.
Finished third with a personal record time of 14.05.
The time tops the OVC and is 33rd in the NCAA.
Others Nominated: Garret West, Morehead State; Marcus Gordon Jr., Southeast Missouri.
OVC Co-Female Freshman of the Week
Alexia Washington, Fr., Rosenberg, Texas, Little Rock
Grabbed two top-10 finishes at the Texas A&M Invite.
Placed 2nd in the triple jump with a personal record of 39-8 (12.09m).
The result is first in the OVC, 80th in the nation and ranks second in Trojans record book.
Finished 10th out of 25 competitors in the long jump with a mark of 18-6 (5.64m).
Brianna Dixon, Fr., Rantoul, Ill., Southeast Missouri
Registered two top-10 finishes at the Ole Miss Classic.
Finished fourth out of 22 athletes in the high jump with a height of 1.70m (5’7”).
The mark ranks 48th in the NCAA and first in the OVC.
Crossed the line in a time of 14.24 in the 100m hurdles, good for 7th out of 30 runners.
Others Nominated: Taylor Allen, Morehead State; Bay’Andria Hodges, Tennessee Tech.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
OVC Male Track Athlete of the Week
Mar. 20 – Nick Newby, Little Rock
Mar. 27 – Tyler Moore, Little Rock
OVC Female Track Athlete of the Week
Mar. 20 – Breanna Miles, Southeast Missouri
Mar. 27 – Sydney Burdine, Southeast Missouri
OVC Male Field Athlete of the Week
Mar. 20 – Paden Lewis, Southeast Missouri
Mar. 27 – Tanner Koontz, Southeast Missouri
OVC Female Field Athlete of the Week
Mar. 20 – Alivia Busch, Southeast Missouri
Mar. 27 – Clara Billing, Southeast Missouri
OVC Male Freshman of the Week
Mar. 20 – Gabriel Torres, Little Rock
Mar. 27 – Matthew Tyeskie, Little Rock
OVC Female Freshman of the Week
Mar. 20 – Alexia Washington, Little Rock
Mar. 27 – Alexia Washington, Little Rock
Brianna Dixon, Southeast Missouri