USD’s Ballew and SDSU’s Garner Capture Final Weekly Track and Field Honors

5/15/2012 12:00:00 AM

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ELMHURST, Ill. - South Dakota's Kyle Ballew and South Dakota State's Brooke Garner were named The Summit League's Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for their performances May 1-7, marking the final awards of the season.

MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Kyle Ballew, South Dakota
Jr., West Hills, Calif./El Camino
Ballew claims his second career Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week honor and second of the season after winning the pole vault at the Nebraska Invitational and clearing the 20th-best height in the nation in the pole vault. The West Hills, Calif., native recorded a career-best height of 17'5.75" (5.33m), which ranks second in the league.

Also nominated: Casey Orgon, North Dakota State; John Butler, Oakland; Jake Brinkmann, South Dakota State; Nathaniel Marshall, Western Illinois.

Previous Winners: March 20 - Kyle Ballew, South Dakota; March 27 - Jack Whitt, Oral Roberts; April 3 - Jack Whitt, Oral Roberts; April 10 - Cody Snyder, South Dakota & Cameron Levins, Southern Utah; April 17 - Clive Chafausipo, Oral Roberts; April 24 - Cameron Levins, Southern Utah; May 1 - Cameron Levins, Southern Utah.

WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Brooke Garner, South Dakota State
Jr., Rapid City, S.D./Stevens
Garner earns her second career Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award and second of the season after recording three top-two finishes last week, including two event wins in the discus. She won the discus with a mark of 164'11" (50.26m) at the NDSU Dual, setting the meet record and was runner-up in the hammer throw with a toss of 173'10" (52.98m). The Rapid City, S.D., native topped her distance in the discus with another first-place finish at the USF Relays with a school-record mark of 173'3" (52.80m), which ranks first in the league and 30^th in the nation.

Also nominated: Briana Carter, UMKC; Micah Jones, Oakland; Analisa Huschle, South Dakota; Amy Byers, Western Illinois.

Previous Winners: March 20 - Bethany Buell, South Dakota; March 27 - Courtney Frerichs, UMKC; April 3 - Brooke Garner, South Dakota State; April 10 - Kristen Radcliff, Oral Roberts; April 17 - Kayla Kovar, Southern Utah; April 24 - Bethany Buell, South Dakota; May 1 - Diana Medina-Mitchell, Southern Utah.

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