May 2, 2012
Co-Track Athletes of the Week
Andrew Riley, Illinois
Sr. – Kingston, Jamaica – Calabar
- Placed first in the 110-meter hurdles at the Penn Relays with a time of 13.55
- Recorded a fifth-place finish in the 4x100-meter relay (39.78), posting the second-fastest time in the Big Ten
- Earns the fourth outdoor track weekly award of his career and second this season
- Last Illinois Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Andrew Riley (April 25, 2012)
Mohammed Ahmed, Wisconsin
Jr. – St. Catharines, Ontario – St. Catharines
- Recorded the sixth-best time in the world and set a school record in the 10,000-meter run (27:34.64) at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational
- His effort ranks first in the Big Ten and third in the nation, and meets the Olympic-qualifying standard
- Earns the first outdoor track weekly award of his career
- Last Wisconsin Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Elliot Krause (April 20, 2011)
Field Athlete of the Week
Joe Kovacs, Penn State
Sr. – Nazareth, Pa. – Bethlehem Catholic
- Took first place in the shot put at the Penn Relays with a distance of 19.94 meters, which ranks first in the country
- Moves into first all-time in the Penn State records book
- Earns his third Big Ten outdoor track and field weekly award of the season and the fifth of his career
- Last Penn State Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Joe Kovacs (April 18, 2012)
