ORU's Whitt, NDSU's Carlson Collect Athlete of the Week Honors

ORU's Whitt, NDSU's Carlson Collect Athlete of the Week Honors

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Jack Whitt, Oral Roberts
Fr., Norman, Okla./Norman North

Whitt earns his second consecutive Athlete of the Week award after posting an NCAA provisional qualifying mark and winning the pole vault with a distance of 5.40 meters at the Razorback Invitational. The freshman from Norman, Okla., who ranks third nationally, topped a field that included preseason No. 5 Arkansas, No. 6 Oklahoma and No. 11 Baylor.

Also nominated: Larry Hill, UMKC; Jeramy Geditz, North Dakota State; Jason Bigelow, Oakland; Jason Crisman, Western Illinois.

Previous winners: Dec. 8 - Jared Vlastuin, South Dakota State; Dec. 15 - Weston Leutz, North Dakota State; Jeff Decator, Oakland; Jan 19 - Jack Whitt, Oral Roberts.
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Whitney Carlson, North Dakota State
Jr., Buchanan, N.D./Pingree Buchanan

Carlson claims her second Athlete of the Week accolade after winning the pentathlon title with 3,697 points at the Jack Johnson classic. She captured the 800 meters, 60-meter hurdles and long jump. The Buchanan, N.D., native currently holds The Summit League top-marks in the long jump (6.05m) and 60-meter hurdles (8.67).

Also nominated: Courtney Bowen, IPFW; Aubrey Frederking, UMKC; Lia Jones, Oakland; Cornesha Wilkerson, Oral Roberts; ChrisDell Harris, Western Illinois.

Previous winners: Dec. 8 - Anna Gagliano, South Dakota State; Dec. 15 - Whitney Carlson, North Dakota State; Jan. 12 - Katie Stoever, Oral Roberts; Jan. 19 - Lia Jones, Oakland, Katie Stoever, Oral Roberts.