ORU's Cave, Stoever Sweep Weekly Indoor Track & Field Honors
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Kevin
Cave, Oral Roberts
Jr.,
Barbados/Missouri State
Cave captures
the Male Athlete of the Week award after a first-place finish in
the 400-meter dash last week at the Missouri Invitational. He
posted a time of 49.83, which is currently tops in The Summit
League. Cave also helped the Golden Eagles place first in the
4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:17.79, which is also first in
the league. An ORU athlete has won the 400 meters the last five
years at the Missouri Invitational, and the relay team has placed
first three years in a row.
Also
nominated: Anthony Boyer, UMKC; Kevin Luce, Oakland; Kyle Austin,
Western Illinois.
Previous
honorees: Dec. 18 - Mike Flemming, OU; Dec. 11 - Sean Delahunt,
WIU.
WOMEN
Katie Stoever,
Oral Roberts
So., Tulsa,
Okla./Baylor
Stoever earns
the Female Athlete of the Week honor after capturing first place in
the pole vault at the Missouri Invitational. Her jump of 3.70m
(12'-1.50") was a personal best and is tops in the league by more
than three feet. Stoever's jump eclipsed the second place finisher
by a foot and a half.
Also
nominated: McKenzie Mehlisch, North Dakota State; Sara Lieblein,
Oakland; ChrisDell Harris, Western Illinois.
Previous
honorees: Dec. 18 - Andrea Masters, SDSU; Dec. 11 - Cameryn
Christion, SDSU.
