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Akron Sweeps MAC Track and Field Weekly Honors
March 24 | Track & Field
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK RELEASE
CLEVELAND, Ohio - University of Akron redshirt seniors Brook Boes (Tiffin, Ohio) and Lane Graham (Killbuck, Ohio), junior AJ Jordan (Columbus, Ohio) and freshman Jackline Nanjala (Kitale, Kenya) were honored by the Mid-American Conference as its Track and Field Athletes of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday (March 24).
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Graham and Boes were selected as the men's and women's Field Athletes of the Week, while Jordan and Nanjala were named the men's and women's Track Athletes of the Week.
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Boes posted the No. 5 mark in outdoor program history in the women's shot put with a career-best throw of 50-4.50 (15.35m) to finish second at the Bob Davidson Team Challenge. Her mark ranks No. 26 in the NCAA and first in the MAC this season. She also placed second in the discus with a throw of 161-11 (49.37m), which ranks No. 44 nationally.
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Graham recorded a career-best throw of 210-0 (64.02m) to win the men's hammer at the Bob Davidson Team Challenge. His mark ranks No. 4 in program history and currently stands No. 1 in the MAC and No. 17 in the NCAA this season.
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Jordan captured four victories at the Bob Davidson Team Challenge, including winning the men's 100m (10.50) and 200m (20.77). His effort in the 200m is rated No. 18 in the NCAA this season and ranks first in the MAC. Additionally, he ran the second leg on the winning 4x100 (40.02) and 4x400 (3:08.94) relay teams, which posted the No. 17 and No. 11 marks in the NCAA this season, respectively. All four of his performances currently lead the MAC this season.
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Nanjala posted the No. 2 time in outdoor program history while winning the women's 400 meters at the Bob Davidson Team Challenge in 53.34. Her performance ranks No. 16 in the NCAA this season, No. 10 in the East Region and first in the MAC. She also ran the anchor leg on the winning 4x400 relay (3:39.14), which finished just 0.04 seconds shy of the school record and ranks No. 10 nationally this season.
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The Zips return to competition this weekend traveling to the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, N.C., and the Don McGarey Invitational in Kennesaw, Ga.Â
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CLEVELAND, Ohio - University of Akron redshirt seniors Brook Boes (Tiffin, Ohio) and Lane Graham (Killbuck, Ohio), junior AJ Jordan (Columbus, Ohio) and freshman Jackline Nanjala (Kitale, Kenya) were honored by the Mid-American Conference as its Track and Field Athletes of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday (March 24).
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Graham and Boes were selected as the men's and women's Field Athletes of the Week, while Jordan and Nanjala were named the men's and women's Track Athletes of the Week.
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Boes posted the No. 5 mark in outdoor program history in the women's shot put with a career-best throw of 50-4.50 (15.35m) to finish second at the Bob Davidson Team Challenge. Her mark ranks No. 26 in the NCAA and first in the MAC this season. She also placed second in the discus with a throw of 161-11 (49.37m), which ranks No. 44 nationally.
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Graham recorded a career-best throw of 210-0 (64.02m) to win the men's hammer at the Bob Davidson Team Challenge. His mark ranks No. 4 in program history and currently stands No. 1 in the MAC and No. 17 in the NCAA this season.
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Jordan captured four victories at the Bob Davidson Team Challenge, including winning the men's 100m (10.50) and 200m (20.77). His effort in the 200m is rated No. 18 in the NCAA this season and ranks first in the MAC. Additionally, he ran the second leg on the winning 4x100 (40.02) and 4x400 (3:08.94) relay teams, which posted the No. 17 and No. 11 marks in the NCAA this season, respectively. All four of his performances currently lead the MAC this season.
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Nanjala posted the No. 2 time in outdoor program history while winning the women's 400 meters at the Bob Davidson Team Challenge in 53.34. Her performance ranks No. 16 in the NCAA this season, No. 10 in the East Region and first in the MAC. She also ran the anchor leg on the winning 4x400 relay (3:39.14), which finished just 0.04 seconds shy of the school record and ranks No. 10 nationally this season.
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The Zips return to competition this weekend traveling to the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, N.C., and the Don McGarey Invitational in Kennesaw, Ga.Â
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