ORU's Chafausipo and NDSU's Carlson Capture Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week Honors

ORU's Chafausipo and NDSU's Carlson Capture Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week Honors

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ELMHURST, Ill. - Oral Roberts' Clive Chafausipo and North Dakota State's Whitney Carlson were named Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for their performances during the week of April 26-May 2.


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Clive Chafausipo
Jr., Harare, Zimbabwe/Southeastern College
Chafausipo earns his first career Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award after winning the long jump at the Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Invite with a league-best mark of 26'6.5" (8.09m). He leads the league by over a foot in the event. He was also part of ORU's first-place 4x100-meter relay squad that finished with a time of 41.31, second-best in the league, at the meet.

Also nominated: Cosmas Ayabei, UMKC; Eric Stroh, North Dakota State; Zach Jones, Oakland; Sean Burns, South Dakota State; Cameron Levins, Southern Utah; Matt Leal, Western Illinois.

Previous Winners: April 26 - Jason Crisman, Western Illinois; April 19 - Cameron Levins, Southern Utah; April 12 - Jack Whitt, Oral Roberts; April 5 - Jack Whitt, Oral Roberts; March 29 - Ben Jasinski, South Dakota State; March 22 - Cameron Levins, Southern Utah.


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Whitney Carlson, North Dakota State
Sr., Buchanan, N.D./Pingree-Buchanan
Carlson garners her first of the season and fourth career Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the week honor after winning the heptathlon at the Drake Relays with a league-best 5,352 points, tying her for 15th in the national rankings. Her event title marks the second of her career at the Drake Relays after winning the long jump in 2010.

Also nominated: Theresa McHugh, IPFW; Lia Jones, Oakland; Cornisha Wilkerson, Oral Roberts; Mary Wirth, South Dakota State; Kayla Kovar, Southern Utah; Chelsea Lynes, Western Illinois.

Previous Winners: April 26 - Micah Jones, Oakland; April 19 - Antoinette Goodman, North Dakota State; April 12 - Christine Schmaltz, North Dakota State; April 5 - TK Whitfield, Oral Roberts; March 29 - Michelle Schuch, South Dakota State; March 22 - Toni Tollefson, North Dakota State.

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