INDIANAPOLIS - On Monday, the Great Midwest Athletic Conference announced the season's first Men's and Women's Track and Field Athletes of the Week. On the men's side, Kentucky Wesleyan freshman Tevin Washington earned the honor following his first collegiate performance, while Ursuline senior Bea Indurain captured the honor as she continued to post record breaking times.
Men’s Track & Field: Athlete of the Week
Tevin Washington
Kentucky Wesleyan College (@KWCPanthers)
Freshman - Sprints
Owensboro, Ky. - Daviess County High School
Tevin Washington has been named the Men’s Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week to open the 2014-15 season in the G-MAC. He took part in the Gerry England Open at the University of Indianapolis, where he posted a win and new school record.
Washington posted a time of 6.93 seconds in the 60-meter dash to capture a first place finish in his first collegiate meet. He also posted a fourth place finish in the 200-meter race with a time of 23:30 and finished his day running the third leg of the 4x400 meter relay in which his team finished sixth among some tough competition.
His first place finish in the 60-meter dash established a new indoor record for the Panthers program and established a new conference record topping last season’s top mark of 7.04 by Cedarville’s Andre Klaassen.
Women’s Track and Field: Athlete of the Week
Bea Indurain
Ursuline College (@UrsulineArrows)
Senior - Sprints and Jumps
Vilassar de Mar, Spain - Joaquim Blume High School
Bea Indurain has been named the Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week to open up the 2014-15 indoor season for the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. Her performances at the Youngstown State University Icebreaker and the Case Western Reserve University Spartan Holiday Classic put her in a position early to earn a spot at nationals.
At the YSU Icebreaker, she won the 60-meter hurdles event, setting a school record, and also posting an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 8.84. Her time established a new conference record topping last year’s time of 8.93 from Central State’s Shatasia Walker. She also set a new school record in the long jump (5.31 meters) coming in fourth in the field of 31 participants.
At the Holiday Classic, she set two more school records, first clearing 10.63 meters to win the triple jump event and then running the fastest 55-meter hurdles time (8.40) in the prelims, before sitting out the finals. Her prelim time was faster than anyone’s time in the finals by a wide margin.
View Bea Indurain’s bio (from @UrsulineArrows)
http://www.ursulinearrows.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=662&path=wtrack