Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week (April 23)

4.23.19

INDIANAPOLIS – Cedarville and Tiffin both earned a share of Great Midwest Athletic Conference Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week honors that were announced on Tuesday afternoon. 
 
Track Athlete of the Week
Carsyn Koch-Johnson
Cedarville
Middle Distance
Graduate Student
Washburn, ME (Washburn District HS)
 
In an elite heat to say the least, Koch-Johnson automatically qualified for nationals out in California at the Bryan Clay Invitational in her signature event. 
 
Koch-Johnson flew to a time of 2:06.94 in the 800-meter run to finish 15th in a very competitive national field. 
 
She was third among Division II competitors and currently ranks fourth nationally in the event. 
 
Koch-Johnson will take aim at her third national title this spring in the 800; she was indoor All-American in the same event earlier this calendar year. 
 
Koch-Johnson earned outdoor honors for the second time in five weeks this season.
 
Field Athlete of the Week
Kirsten Camp
Tiffin
Multis
Senior
Attica, OH (Seneca East HS)
 
The talented senior from Tiffin provisionally qualified for nationals with an impressive point total in the heptathlon at the Bryan Clay Invitational hosted by Azusa Pacific in California. 
 
Her 4,704 points accumulated in the 100 hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200-meter dash, long jump, javelin and 800-meter run, ranks second in conference history. 
 
She also ranks 23rd nationally across Division II so far this season. 
 
Camp cleared 1.70m in the high jump, another provisional mark, and a top three standard all time in conference history. She also excelled in the long jump, placing third with a distance of 5.65m. 

This is her second field athlete of the week honor for 2019 - she was also selected during the indoor competition.