SDSU's Jasinski and OU's Cleverley Earn Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. - South Dakota State's Ben Jasinski and Oakland's
Autumn Cleverley were named Summit League Indoor Track and Field
Athletes of the Week for their performances during the week of Jan.
18-24.
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Ben Jasinski, South Dakota State
Sr., Rapid City, S.D./Central
Jansinski garners his second career Indoor Track and Field
Athlete of the Week honor and first of the season. He earned a
first-place finish in the heptathlon with 5,429 points, setting a
school record and a league-best this season, which also ranks
second in the nation. Jasinki placed in the top three in six of
the seven heptathlon events, including a first-place finish in the
high jump with a mark of 6'11", a league-best, ranking
26th in the nation.
Also nominated: Cosmas Ayabei, UMKC; Clive Chafausipo, Oral
Roberts; Jason Crisman, Western Illinois
Previous Winners: Jan. 18 - Jack Whitt, Oral Roberts; Jan.
11 - Alex Pena-Lopez, UMKC; Dec. 14 - Michael Hemming, Western
Illinois; Dec. 7 - Sean Burns, South Dakota State
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Autumn Cleverley, Oakland
So., New Baltimore, Mich./Anchor Bay
Cleverley earns her first career Indoor Track and Field
Athlete of the Week award after setting school records in the 800
and 600-meter races. She finished with an 800-meter time of
2:16.00, a league-best this season and a 600-meter time of
1:36.78. With Cleverlery's two records, she became the first
athlete in school history to set school records on back-to-back
days, either at the same meet or in different meets.
Also nominated: Sara Branam, IPFW; Aubrey Frederking, UMKC;
Whitney Carlson, North Dakota State; Whitney Mills-Doyeto, Oral
Roberts; Amy Byers, Western Illinois
Previous Winners: Jan. 18 - Kayla Kovar, Southern Utah; Jan.
11 - Denise Banda, UMKC; Dec. 14 - Brittni Hutton, Oakland; Dec. 7
- Whitney Carlson, North Dakota State
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