Akron Trio Garners MAC Track and Field Athlete of the Week Honors
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK RELEASE CLEVELAND, Ohio - University of Akron redshirt seniors Gabrielle Griffiths (Fort Worth, Texas) and Owen Wendl (Medina, Ohio) along with freshman Jackline Nanjala (Kitale, Kenya) were recognized by the Mid-American Conference as its Track and Field Athletes of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday (April 7). Wendl and Griffiths were tabbed the men's and women's Field Athletes of the Week, while Nanjala garnered women's Track Athlete of the Week honors. Griffiths won the javelin at the Wooster Invitational with a throw of 140-1 (42.71m), while also placing second in...
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