Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State Earn Women's Indoor Track & Field Weekly Accolades

Ohio State's Manning and Penn State's Jones share Track Athlete of the Week honors, Michigan's Tobel tabbed Field Athlete of the Week




Jan. 9, 2012

Co-Track Athlete of the Week

Christina Manning, Ohio State
Sr. – Waldorf, Md. – Westlake

  • Placed first in the 60-meter dash (7.40) and 60-meter hurdles (8.19) at the Buckeye Classic
  • Her dash and hurdle times rank first and second in the nation this season, respectively
  • Earns her first indoor track and field weekly award of the season and the second of her career
  • Last Ohio State Indoor Track Athlete of the Week: Christina Manning (Jan. 17, 2011)

Mahagony Jones, Penn State
So. – Cleveland, Ohio – Rhodes

  • Placed first in the 60-meter dash (7.41), 200-meter dash (23.68) and 4x400-meter relay (3:36.91) at the Penn State Relays
  • Her 200-meter and 60-meter times rank first and third, respectively, in the nation, while the relay’s time is No. 1 in the country
  • Her 4x400-meter times ranks first in the country, while the 60- and 200-meter times rank third and first in the nation, respectively
  • Earns the first indoor track and field weekly award of her career
  • Last Penn State Indoor Track Athlete of the Week: Shavon Greaves (Jan. 31, 2011)

Field Athlete of the Week

Kiley Tobel, Michigan
So. – Commerce Township, Mich. – Walled Lake Western

  • Placed first and set a school record in the pole vault (4.00 meters) at the Michigan Women’s Open
  • Her event score is tied for first in the Big Ten and fifth in the nation
  • Earns the first indoor track and field weekly award of her career
  • Last Michigan Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: Casey Taylor (Jan. 26, 2009)

 

2011 Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week

Dec. 12
T: Aireonna Bailey, Jr., IND
F: Emma Kimoto, Jr., IND


 

 

Jan. 9
T: Christina Manning, Sr., OSU
T: Mahagony Jones, So., PSU
F: Kiley Tobel, So., MICH
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