ORU's Whitt and SUU's Kovar Garner Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. - Oral Roberts' Jack Whitt and Southern Utah's
Kayla Kovar were named Summit League Indoor Track and Field
Athletes of the Week for their performances during the week of Jan.
11-17.
MEN
Jack Whitt, Oral Roberts
So., Norman, Okla./Norman North
Whitt, the reigning Summit League pole vault champion, 2010
Newcomer of the Championship and Field Athlete of the Year,
captures his third career Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the
Week honor and first of the season. The sophomore placed first in
the pole vault (17'9") at the Herm Wilson Invitational, a mark that
placed first in the nation.
Also nominated: Ramon Nelson, UMKC; Donte Smart, North
Dakota State; Sean Burns, South Dakota State; Kyle Kopp, Southern
Utah
Previous Winners: Jan. 11 - Alex Pena-Lopex, UMKC; Dec. 14 -
Michael Hemming, Western Illinois; Dec. 7 - Sean Burns, South
Dakota State
WOMEN
Kayla Kovar, Southern Utah
Fr., Ridgecrest, Calif./UCLA
Kovar earns her first career Indoor Track and Field
Athlete of the Week award after winning the shot put at the Snake
River Open with a throw of 49'7.75", setting a school record and a
league-best this season. Kovar also posted a sixth-place finish in
the weight throw with a mark of 50'9.25", the seventh-best in the
league.
Also nominated: Kim Matusik, IPFW; Antoinette Goodman, North
Dakota State; Micah Jones, Oakland; Kristen Radcliff, Oral Roberts;
Ashley Lange, South Dakota State
Previous Winners: Jan. 11 - Denise Banda, UMKC; Dec. 14 -
Brittni Hutton, Oakland; Dec. 7 - Whitney Carlson, North Dakota
State
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