Aaron Leetch Club | Illinois State University Athletics
Aaron Leetch Club | Illinois State University Athletics
The Missouri Valley Conference has announced its initial Athlete of the Week selections for the 2024-25 season. Illinois State University had four athletes recognized for their performances, following a successful start to their campaign with 15 event victories at a recent two-day meet.
Senior William Sinclair was named Male Track Athlete of the Week. His performance at the BU Sharon Colyear-Colville Season Opener set a new MVC indoor record for the 5,000 meters with a time of 13:45.46, also marking the fastest time in Illinois State history.
Junior Lindsey Miller received the Female Track Athlete of the Week award after achieving a personal best in the 60-meter dash at the John Coughlan Invite. Her time of 7.37 seconds ranks as the second-fastest in program history.
Senior Ariel Atias was awarded Co-Male Field Athlete of the Week after winning the men's heptathlon, including victories in both pole vault and shot put events. He recorded a total score of 5179 points.
Senior Kiley Sanders secured the Female Field Athlete of the Week honor by winning both the women's pentathlon and high jump events. She achieved a jump of 1.74 meters to enter Illinois State's top-10 list on Friday and improved to 1.80 meters on Saturday, moving her to third all-time in program history. Her pentathlon point total of 3672 also placed her within Illinois State's top-10 list.
The Redbirds are scheduled to compete next on January 17th at Horton Field House for the Coughlan-Malloy Cup.
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