TicketsCINCINNATI - The American Athletic Conference has announced its weekly award winners for track & field with University of Cincinnati senior Annette Echikunwoke earning the AAC Female Field Athlete of Week honor for the second time this season. Echikunwoke, who had a monster meet in the weight throw at the Indiana Relays last weekend, first earned a weekly accolade from the AAC following her successful season debut at the Hoosier Open in December.
// ECHIKUNWOKE IMPROVES RECORDS
At the Indiana Relays, Echikunwoke put together an impressive series with her three biggest throws coming on her last three attempts. After moving to the finals with a best of 22.43m, Echikunwoke went deep with her second, third and fourth throws over 23 meters of the year. She first opened with a mark of 23.66m to break her own school and conference record while moving up to #5 all-time in NCAA history. After a toss of 23.47m, she closed the meet with another improvement, this time to 23.69m (77-08.75), the longest throw in the NCAA since 2012. Compared to the rest of the results from around the nation (all divisions), Echikunwoke recorded the #1, #2, #3 and #6 marks of the past week.
// MORE ON HISTORY
Not only is Echikunwoke sitting in the #5 position all-time in NCAA history, her marks this past weekend made her just the second woman to record multiple marks of 23.00m or better in a career. She joins Brittany Riley (Southern Illinois) in that group after Riley recorded the #1 through #9 marks in her career (2007 and 2008 seasons). This past weekend, Echikunwoke's throws not only ranked highly for the week, but also all-time as she now holds the #13 (23.69m), #14 (23.66m) and #16 (23.47m) throws ever, adding to her 23.15m mark from earlier this year that is now ranked #18 all-time.
// IN THE BLOCKS
Cincinnati will head to the Lone Star State this weekend as the Bearcats will be one of nine teams competing in the Charlie Thomas Invitational this Friday and Saturday inside Texas A&M's Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium, the same venue that will host the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships in March.
2018 American Athletic Conference Awards - Indoor
Women's Track Athlete of the Week
Tiona Lattimore - Jan. 16
Women's Field Athlete of the Week
Annette Echikunwoke - Dec. 12 & Jan. 30
Loretta Blaut - Jan. 23
Men's Field Athlete of the Week
Adrian Valles - Jan. 16 & Jan. 23
// ECHIKUNWOKE IMPROVES RECORDS
At the Indiana Relays, Echikunwoke put together an impressive series with her three biggest throws coming on her last three attempts. After moving to the finals with a best of 22.43m, Echikunwoke went deep with her second, third and fourth throws over 23 meters of the year. She first opened with a mark of 23.66m to break her own school and conference record while moving up to #5 all-time in NCAA history. After a toss of 23.47m, she closed the meet with another improvement, this time to 23.69m (77-08.75), the longest throw in the NCAA since 2012. Compared to the rest of the results from around the nation (all divisions), Echikunwoke recorded the #1, #2, #3 and #6 marks of the past week.
// MORE ON HISTORY
Not only is Echikunwoke sitting in the #5 position all-time in NCAA history, her marks this past weekend made her just the second woman to record multiple marks of 23.00m or better in a career. She joins Brittany Riley (Southern Illinois) in that group after Riley recorded the #1 through #9 marks in her career (2007 and 2008 seasons). This past weekend, Echikunwoke's throws not only ranked highly for the week, but also all-time as she now holds the #13 (23.69m), #14 (23.66m) and #16 (23.47m) throws ever, adding to her 23.15m mark from earlier this year that is now ranked #18 all-time.
// IN THE BLOCKS
Cincinnati will head to the Lone Star State this weekend as the Bearcats will be one of nine teams competing in the Charlie Thomas Invitational this Friday and Saturday inside Texas A&M's Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium, the same venue that will host the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships in March.
2018 American Athletic Conference Awards - Indoor
Women's Track Athlete of the Week
Tiona Lattimore - Jan. 16
Women's Field Athlete of the Week
Annette Echikunwoke - Dec. 12 & Jan. 30
Loretta Blaut - Jan. 23
Men's Field Athlete of the Week
Adrian Valles - Jan. 16 & Jan. 23