Lewin, Goodman Named Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week
Lewin, Goodman Named Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota's Teivaskie Lewin was named The Summit League's Men's Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week, while North Dakota State's Antoinette Goodman was named the Women's Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week for their performances April 29 – May 5.
MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Teivaskie Lewin, South Dakota
Jr. // Montego Bay, Jamaica
Lewin earns his first career Athlete of the Week honor after leading South Dakota at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays last week. The junior placed first in the 200-meter dash (21.29), 110-meter hurdles (14.19) and was part of the first place 4x100-meter relay team (41.55). His times in the 200 meters and 110 hurdles are both tops in the league this season while the 110 hurdles mark ranks 84th in the nation. Lewin now has eight wins during the outdoor season.
Also nominated: Mitch Hubner, IUPUI; Brandt Berghuis, North Dakota State; Marc Husman, South Dakota State.
Previous honorees: 3/25 – Trevor Berner, North Dakota State; 4/1 – Jeff Mettler, South Dakota; 4/8 – Jeff O'Connell, South Dakota; 4/15 – Kyle McKelvey, South Dakota; 4/22 – Jerome Begin, North Dakota State & Dustin Valind, South Dakota; 4/29 – Jeff Mettler, South Dakota/Jamario Taylor, Western Illinois.
WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Antoinette Goodman, North Dakota State
Sr. // Burnsville, Minn.
Goodman collects her third career Outdoor Athlete of the Week award after recording a pair of first-place finishes at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays. She clocked a time of 11.36 in the 100-meter dash which ranks first in The Summit League and 22nd in the nation. The senior crossed the finish line in a wind-aided time of 22.83 in the 200-meter dash, a time that would be tied for seventh in the nation. Goodman broke her previous school record in the 100 meters by 0.28 seconds.
Also nominated: Savannah Turner, IUPUI; Sami Spenner, Omaha; Amber Eichkorn, South Dakota.
Previous honorees: 3/25 – Antoinette Goodman, North Dakota State; 4/1 – Mary Wirth, South Dakota State; 4/8 – Paige Stratioti, North Dakota State; 4/15 – Sami Spenner, Omaha; 4/22 – Sami Spenner, Omaha; 4/29 – Madison Mills, South Dakota.
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 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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