SDSU's Jasinski and Oakland's Peabody Earn Athlete of the Week Accolades

SDSU's Jasinski and Oakland's Peabody Earn Athlete of the Week Accolades

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Ben Jasinski, South Dakota State

Jr., Rapid City, S.D./Central HS

Jasinski earns the Men's Athlete of the Week award after recording a pair of first-place finishes at the Minnesota State Alumni Open over the weekend. The junior posted a league-best mark of 6-08.75" in the high jump and recorded a mark of 22-05.25 in the long jump. His high jump mark is good for fourth all-time at South Dakota State and is a personal-best for the Rapid City, S.D., native.

Also nominated: Larry Hill, UMKC; Jason Bigelow, Oakland; Brandon Williams, Oral Roberts; Tony Odele, Western Illinois.

Previous Honorees: Dec. 9 - Adam Grubius, Oakland; Dec. 16 - Anthony Halfmann, Oakland.

Breanna Peabody, Oakland

Fr., Utica, Mich./Utica HS

Peabody claims the Women's Athlete of the Week award for the second time this season after breaking the Oakland school record in the pentathlon by over 200 points.The freshman from Utica, Mich., finished first, with 3,223 points, out of 10 competitors.

Also nominated: Aubrey Frederking, UMKC; Whitney Mills, Oral Roberts; Faith Chew, Western Illinois.

Previous Honorees: Dec. 9 - Breanna Peabody, Oakland; Dec. 16 - ChrisDell Harris, Western Illinois.