OVC Bests List
adidas® OVC Athletes of the Week
CO-MALE TRACK ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Zye Boey, Sr., Decatur, Ill.
– Eastern Illinois
Boey won both the 60-meter dash in 6.76 and the 200-meter
dash in 21.56 at EIU’s John Craft Invite this past weekend. His time for the
200 currently tops the OVC Bests List.
Will Lindsey, Jr., Lansing, Ill.
– SIUE
Lindsey competed in the 60-meter hurdles at the Illini
Classic, placing third with a time of 7.98. His time broke his own SIUE record
and tops the Bests List. He also placed fourth in the 400-meter dash in 49.97,
which sits at third on the Bests List.
Others nominated: Peter
Sigilai, Eastern Kentucky; DeAndre
Simmons, Southeast Missouri
CO-MALE FIELD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Craig Robinson, Jr., Hayti, Mo. – Southeast Missouri
Robinson won the weight throw at the Illini Classic with a
toss of 59’-9.25 and placed third in the shot put with a distance of 52’-2.5,
defeating several Big Ten and Big 12 competitors. His marks place second and
third, respectively, on the OVC Bests List.
Donald Romero, Sr., Pleasanton, Calif. – Eastern
Illinois
Like Robinson, Romero won the weight throw with a distance
of 60’-6.0 and placed third in the shot put with a distance of 50’-8.25 at the
John Craft Invite.
Others nominated: none.
CO-FEMALE TRACK ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Lydia Kosgei, Sr., Eldoret, Kenya – Eastern Kentucky
Kosgei claimed first in the 3,000-meter run and fourth in
the mile at the Indiana Gladstein Invitational this past weekend. Her 3,000
meter time of 9:30.33 is a personal and OVC best, while her mile time of
4:50.07 also tops the OVC Bests List.
Alexis Love, Jr.,
Palmetto, Fla. – Murray State
Love continues to dominate the sprints and the OVC Bests
List. She won the 60-meter dash in 7.54 at the Illini Classic, breaking her own
Murray State
record, and placed third in the 200-meter dash in 24.89.
Others nominated: Chantelle Grey, Austin Peay; Emily
Quinones, Eastern Illinois; Elizabeth Clemons, Jacksonville
State; Jerika
Lewis, Southeast Missouri
CO-FEMALE FIELD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Courtney Gapelu, So.,
Independence, Mo.
– Southeast Missouri
Gapelu won the shot put with an impressive distance of
46’-10.25 at the Illini Classic this past weekend, topping the OVC Bests List
for the first time this season.
Jade Riebold, So., Powell, Ohio – Eastern Illinois
Riebold placed second in the pole vault at the John Craft
Invite; however, her height of 13’-1.5 set the EIU school record and topped the
OVC Bests List by a foot. She is the first female vaulter in Panther history to
clear 13’.
Others nominated: Tanesha Campbell, Austin Peay; Ashley
Conway, Murray State;
Jatavia Wright, SIUE
This Week’s Schedule
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25
Birmingham Invitational (Birmingham, Ala.)
Jacksonville State
FRIDAY, JAN. 27
Niswonger Invite (Johnson City, Tenn.)
Austin Peay
Tennessee Tech
Indiana Relays (Bloomington, Ind.)
Eastern Illinois
Southeast Missouri
SIUE
Rod McCravy Memorial
Invitational (Lexington, Ky.)
Eastern Kentucky
Murray State
SUNDAY, JAN. 29
TSU Invite
Tennessee State
2011-12 adidas® OVC Athletes of the Week
Male Track Athletes of the
Week
Jan. 10 – Will Lindsey, SIUE
Jan.17 – Soufiane
Bouchikhi, Eastern Kentucky
Male Field Athletes of the
Week
Jan. 10 – La’Derrick Ward, SIUE
Jan. 17 – Josh Uchtman, Southeast
Missouri
Female Track Athletes of
the Week
Jan. 10 – Alexis Love, Murray State
Jan. 17 – Lydia
Kosgei, Eastern Kentucky; Alexis Love, Murray
State
Female Field Athletes of
the Week
Jan. 10 – Daniecce Ward, Tennessee
State
Jan. 17 – Jill Schnurbusch, Southeast
Missouri; Colleen McDonough, SIUE