DENVER Rices Tommy Oleksy has been named the Western Athletic Conference mens Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week.
Oleksy, a junior from Nederland, Texas set a new career-best in the long jump at 7.90m (25-11). He took second by 1/2 inch while posting the best mark in the conference, third in the Midwest region and eighth nationally. His previous season best was 7.53m (24-8 ).
Additional nominees included: Mark Unzueta, Fresno State and Sebastian Hock, SMU
Rices Funmi Jimoh has been named the Western Athletic Conference womens Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week.
Jimoh, a freshman from Missouri City, Texas blew away the competition in the 100-meter hurdles, winning the event in an NCAA regional qualifying and WAC-leading time of 13.79. The time is also the eighth-best in the NCAA Midwest Region. Jimoh also ran the lead-off leg of the Owls 4x100-meter relay squad that won the competition with the best time in the WAC, and the eighth-best in the Midwest Region, at 45.14. She bettered her previous season-best high jump, clearing the bar at 5-05, in a sixth-place finish.
Additional nominees included: Karin van Rooyen, SMU