SUU's Hill, ORU's Stoever Earn Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week Honors

SUU's Hill, ORU's Stoever Earn Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week Honors

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Men's Athlete of the Week

Austin Hill, Southern Utah

Jr., Las Vegas, Nev./Bonanza HS

Hill earns the Men's Athlete of the Week award after recording a regional qualifying time in the 400-meter dash at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational. His time of 47.19 earned him a second-place finish and is first in The Summit League. The junior from Las Vegas, Nev., narrowly missed his personal-best time of 47.11.

Also nominated: Anthony Boyer, UMKC; Adam Grubius, Oakland; Brandon Priebe, South Dakota State; Jeramey Whitaker, Western Illinois.

Previous Honorees: March 24 - Carlos Valle, Southern Utah; March 31 - Ben Jasinski, South Dakota State.

Women's Athlete of the Week

Katie Stoever, Oral Roberts

Jr., Forgan, Okla./Forgan HS

Stoever claims the Women's Athlete of the Week award after posting a league-best and regional qualifying mark of 13-09.25 (4.20m) in the pole vault at the Texas Relays. The junior from Forgan, Okla., now holds the sixth best mark in the nation en route to posting her second regional mark this season. Stoever's mark is a school record and also earned her a second-place finish.

Also nominated: Katy Moore, IPFW; Kimoya Hariott, UMKC; Whitney Carlson, North Dakota State; Megan Enzor, Oakland; Sara Ackman, South Dakota State; Kristi Koplin, Southern Utah; Nichole Manning, Western Illinois.


Previous Honorees: March 24 - Leslie Brost, North Dakota State; March 31 - Whitney Mills, Oral Roberts.