Marshall, Spenner, Buell Named Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week
Marshall, Spenner, Buell Named Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Western Illinois' Nathaniel Marshall was named The Summit League's Indoor Track and Field Men's Athlete of the Week, while Omaha's Sami Spenner and South Dakota's Bethany Buell were named The Summit League's Indoor Track and Field Women's Athletes of the Week for their performances Jan. 22-28.
MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Nathaniel Marshall, Western Illinois
Jr. // Bushnell, Ill.
Marshall collects his first career Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award after winning the weight throw at the Jack Jennett Invitational. He threw a career and league-best mark of 63'10.25" (19.46m), ranking 24th in the nation.
Also nominated: D.C. Okonta, Kansas City; Matt Tetzlaff, North Dakota State; Niklas Rippon; Oakland; Cody Snyder, South Dakota; Luke Leischner, South Dakota State.
Previous winners: Dec. 11 – Casey Orgon, NDSU; Dec. 18 – Niklas Rippon, OU; Jan. 8 – Kris Leverette, UMKC; Jan. 15 – Andy Lillejord, NDSU; Jan. 22 – Travis Fitzke, NDSU & Jeff Mettler, USD.
WOMEN'S ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Sami Spenner, Omaha
Jr. // Columbus, Neb.
Spenner captures her fourth career Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award and third-straight this season after setting the school record in the pentathlon. The junior won the pentathlon at the Jack Jennett Invitational with a score of 4,104, winning three of the events and finishing second in the other two. Her score marks a league-best this season and would rank fifth in the nation, however Omaha is not eligible for the NCAA Championships due to its Division I transition. She also won the triple jump at the Bill Hillenbrand Alumni Meet with a mark of 41'0.25" (12.50m).
Bethany Buell, South Dakota
Jr. // St. Louis, Mo.
Buell garners her first career Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week honor after setting the school and DakotaDome record in the pole vault. She cleared 13'10" (4.22m) to win the event, which leads the league and ranks sixth in the nation.
Also nominated: Rachel Dincoff, Fort Wayne; Michelle Momo, Kansas City; Ashley Tingelstad, North Dakota State; Breanna Peabody, Oakland; McKenzie Johnson, South Dakota State; Dana LaRue, Western Illinois.
Previous winners: Dec. 11 – Sami Spenner, UNO; Dec. 18 – Katelynne Hartman, OU; Jan. 8 – Dahila Dyson, UMKC; Jan. 15 – Faith Kruchowski, NDSU & Sami Spenner, UNO; Jan. 22 – Brittni Hutton, OU & Sami Spenner, UNO.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
Entering its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 144,000 at nine universities, four of which are located in top 58 U.S. metro populations (Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City and Omaha). Member institutions include: Fort Wayne (Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), Kansas City (University of Missouri-Kansas City), North Dakota State University, Oakland University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced 54 All-Americans, 37 Academic All-America selections and seven NCAA Championships. For more information about the league and its history, visit www.thesummitleague.org to "See The Summit" or follow on Twitter @thesummitleague.
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