Sonwabiso, Jackson, Wirth Named #SummitITF Athletes of the Week
Sonwabiso, Jackson, Wirth Named #SummitITF Athletes of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Oral Roberts' Sonwabiso Skhosana and North Dakota State's Rose Jackson and South Dakota State's Mary Wirth were named The Summit League's Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for their performances Dec. 5-8, marking the initial awards of the 2014 season.
MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Sonwabiso Skhosana, Oral Roberts
Fr. // Durban, South Africa
Sonwabiso collects his first career Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week award after posting a first-place time of 48.47 in the 400-meter run, ranking sixth in the country, at the Bob Timmons Challenge. His time was better than last season's Summit League best. He also helped Oral Roberts record the second-best time in the nation in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:16.70.
Also nominated: Angus Stoudt, North Dakota State; Jeremiah Ary, South Dakota State; Jason Fry, Western Illinois.
WOMEN'S ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Rose Jackson, North Dakota State
So. // Willmar, Minn.
Jackson collects her first career Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week award after capturing the pentathlon at the Dakota Duals last week. The sophomore recorded 3,690 points which ranks first in the league and second in the nation. Her long jump mark of 19'3.25" (5.87m) is also tops in The Summit League and ranks sixth in the NCAA.
Mary Wirth, South Dakota State
Sr. // Sioux Falls, S.D.
Wirth earns the first Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week honor in her career placed first in the high jump at the SDSU Open with an NCAA-leading height of 6'0" (1.83m). Her jump currently leads The Summit League and her jump was almost six inches more than the second-place finisher.
Also nominated: Brittany Beard, Fort Wayne; Madison Reynolds, Oral Roberts; Megan McGlone, Western Illinois.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
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 nine institutions, including four 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), Oral Roberts University, 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 along with over 65 All-Americans, 60 Academic All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit www.thesummitleague.org, follow on Twitter @thesummitleague, download The Summit League's Front Row app, and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
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