WIU's Taylor and USD's Wolter Capture Final Weekly Indoor Track and Field Honors

2/21/2012 12:00:00 AM

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ELMHURST, Ill. - Western Illinois' Jamario Taylor and South Dakota's Kenna Wolter were named The Summit League's Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week their performances Feb.14-20.

MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Jamario Taylor, Western Illinois
Jr., Aurora, Ill./East Aurora
Taylor earns his first career Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week honor after winning the high jump at the Iowa Invitational. The Aurora, Ill., native cleared a personal-best height of 7'0.25" (2.14m), which ranks second in the league and ties for 36^th in the nation.

Also nominated: Ramon Nelson, UMKC; Cody Snyder, South Dakota; Jared Vlastuin, South Dakota State.

Previous winners: Dec. 6 - Jared Vlastuin, South Dakota State; Dec. 13 - Casey Orgon, North Dakota State; Dec. 20 - Alex Katona, Oakland; Jan. 10 - Jack Whitt, Oral Roberts; Jan. 17 - Jack Whitt, Oral Roberts; Jan. 24 - Travis Fitzke, North Dakota State; Jan. 31 - Jack Whitt, Oral Roberts & Cameron Levins, Southern Utah; Feb. 7 - Austin West, Southern Utah; Feb. 14 - Cameron Levins, Southern Utah.

WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Kenna Wolter, South Dakota
Sr., Santa Maria, Calif./Allan Hancock College
Wolter garners her second career Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award after winning the triple jump at the John Dalton Invitational and setting a school record for the third-straight week. The senior won the event with a league-best mark of 41'5.75" (12.64m), which would be ranked 25^th in the nation (USD is not eligible for the NCAA Championships due to Division I transition).

Previous winners: Dec. 6 - Brooke Garner, South Dakota State; Dec. 13 - Lora Shearer, South Dakota State; Dec. 20 - Katelynne Hartman, Oakland; Jan. 10 - Marisa Thomas, Oral Roberts; Jan. 17 - Emily Grove, South Dakota & Kayla Kovar, Southern Utah; Jan. 24 - Lia Jones, Oakland; Jan. 31 - Diana Medina-Mitchell, Southern Utah; Feb. 7 - Kenna Wolter, South Dakota; Feb. 14 - Kayla Kovar, Southern Utah.

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