Omaha’s Spenner Named Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week
Omaha’s Spenner Named Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Omaha's Sami Spenner was named The Summit League's Women's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week for her performance Dec. 10-16.
WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Sami Spenner, Omaha
Sr. // Columbus, Neb.
Spenner garners her seventh career Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week honor and first of the season after a trio of top-three finishes, including a pair of event wins in the Mavericks' season opener at the K-State Winter Invitational. The senior took first place in the long jump with a mark of 19'8" (5.99m), 11 inches better than the runner-up and claimed the title in the triple jump with leap of 41'1" (12.52m), more than four feet over second place. She also placed third in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.87. The Columbus, Neb., native posted league-bests in all three events and would rank in the NCAA top-10 at second in the triple jump and tied for sixth in the long jump, however Omaha is not eligible for the NCAA Championships due to its Division I transition. With this award, Spenner is tied for the most weekly awards in a career (7) in league history since 1997-98.
Previous honorees: 12/10 – Jenny Guibert, North Dakota State.
No men's award given, no teams competed.
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In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 120,000 at eight institutions, including three located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), North Dakota State 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 eight NCAA Champions, 62 All-Americans and 50 Academic All-America selections.
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