April 4, 2012
Track Athlete of the Week
Christina Manning, Ohio State
Sr. – Waldorf, Md. – Westlake
- Broke the Ohio State record in the 100-meter hurdles at the Jim Click Shootout with a first place time of 12.68, which ranks first in the nation this season
- Also won the 100-meter dash (11.43) and finished second in the 4x100-meter relay (44.13)
- Her dash and relay times rank second in the conference
- Earns her first outdoor track and field weekly award of the season and second of her career
- Last Ohio State Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Chesna Sykes (March 28, 2011)
Field Athlete of the Week
Melissa Kurzdorfer, Penn State
So. – Lancaster, N.Y. – Lancaster
- Placed first among collegians and second overall at the Jim Click Shootout, which ranks second in the Big Ten and eighth in the NCAA
- Finished third in the shot put (14.68 meters) and discus (47.91)
- Earns the first outdoor track and field weekly award of her career
- Last Penn State Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Karlee McQuillen (April 6, 2011)
2012 Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week
March 21
T: Ashley Spencer, Fr., ILL
F: DeAnne Hahn, Sr., MINN
March 28
T: Breanne Ehrman, Jr., IND
T: Chesna Sykes, So., OSU
F: Emma Kimoto, Jr., IND
April 4
T: Christina Manning, Sr., OSU
F: Melissa Kurzdorfer, So., PSU
