ORU's Smith, NDSU's Hermanson Named Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week

ORU's Smith, NDSU's Hermanson Named Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week

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Shaun Smith, Oral Roberts

Sr., Clarendon, Jamaica/Edwin Allen HS

Smith wins the Athlete of the Week award after opening the indoor season with a second-place finish in the 800-meter run at the Razorback Invitational. His time of 1:50.42 in the race surpassed the NCAA Provisional qualifying mark and also set a season-best thus far in the league season.

Also nominated: Joe Goike, Oakland; Marshall Kambestad, South Dakota State; DeWayne Lewis, Southern Utah; Sean Delahunt, Western Illinois.


Previous honorees: Jan. 22 - DeWayne Lewis, SUU; Jan. 15 - Kevin Cave, ORU; Dec. 18 - Mike Flemming, OU; Dec. 11 - Sean Delahunt, WIU.



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Laura Hermanson, North Dakota State

Jr., Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville HS

Hermanson collects her first Athete of the Week honor after capturing the 800-meter run at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational last week. Her time of 2:11.72 is also tops in The Summit League this season by almost five seconds. Hermanson also ran the second leg in the 4x400-meter relay which finished in 3:53.49, the top time in the league this season.

Also nominated: Crystal Martinez, IPFW; Rachel Talbert, Oral Roberts; Jennifer Mack, South Dakota State; Sharla Platt, Southern Utah; ChrisDell Harris, Western Illinois.

Previous honorees: Jan. 22 - Whitney Carlson, NDSU; Jan. 15 - Katie Stoever, ORU; Dec. 18 - Andrea Masters, SDSU; Dec. 11 - Cameryn Christion, SDSU.