SUU's Jewkes, NDSU's Hermanson Collect Athlete of the Week Honors
Men's
Athlete of the Week
Nate
Jewkes, Southern Utah
Fr.,
South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS
Jewkes
earns the Men's Athlete of the Week award after posting an NCAA
regional qualifying time in the 5,000-meter at the Mt. SAC
Relays. The South Jordan,
Utah, native recorded a school record and league-best time of
14:03.44 for a 13th-place finish.
Also
nominated: Anthony Boyer, UMKC; Cody Gronvold, North Dakota State;
Anthony Halfmann, Oakland; Jonah Lagat, Oral Roberts; Camden
Helder, South Dakota State; Blair Hadnott, Western
Illinois.
Previous
Honorees: March 24 - Carlos Valle, Southern Utah; March 31 - Ben
Jasinski, South Dakota State; April 7 - Austin Hill, Southern Utah;
April 14 - Marcus Lee, UMKC.
Women's
Athlete of the Week
Laura
Hermanson, North Dakota State
Sr.,
Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville HS
Hermanson
claims the Women's Athlete of the Week award after she recorded a
pair of NCAA regional qualifying times in the 800-meter and
1,500-meter runs. The
senior from Burnsville, Minn., posted a school record and
league-best time of 4:19.77 in the 1,500m run, before recording
another school record and league-best time of 2:03.21 in the 800m.
Hermanson's time in the 800m is currently the third fastest in the
country.
Also
nominated: Crystal Martinez, IPFW; Aubrey Frederking, UMKC; Micah
Jones, Oakland; Whitney Mills, Oral Roberts; Heather Wollman, South
Dakota State; Sharla Manuele, Southern Utah; Beth Whalen, Western
Illinois.
Previous
Honorees: March 24 - Leslie Brost, North Dakota State; March 31 -
Whitney Mills, Oral Roberts; April 7 - Katie Stoever, Oral Roberts;
April 14 - Autumn Hubbard, Oral Roberts.
