Men's & Women's Indoor Track & Field Performers of the Week
MAAC Sports
Men’s Track Performer of the Week
Gilbert Kirui, Iona
R-Fr., Keringet, Kenya/ Chabara
Kirui finished first in the 5,000-meter event at the 2015-16 Boston University Season Opener at the Track & Tennis Center. The red shirt freshman beat out 27 other competitors and finished with a time of 13:50.48, which was also a 10-second personal best time.
Men’s Field Performer of the Week
Hayden Clarke, Manhattan
Jr., Townsville, Australia/ Ignatius Park College
Hayden Clarke won the long jump at the Metro Holiday Season Opener at the new Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in New York. The Manhattan junior won the event with a distance of 7.37 meters, qualifying him for IC4As. With his efforts, Clarke finished with the fourth-best mark in the NCAA during the first weekend of Indoor Track & Field competition.
Women’s Track Performer of the Week
Jasmine Davis
Fr., Ronkonkoma, NY/ Hauppauge
Davis made her presence known in her first collegiate Indoor Track & Field meet, finishing first in the 400 meters race. The Manhattan freshman beat out fifty other competitors with a time of 57.53, setting the new facility record at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex. Davis was also a part of the Jaspers’ 4x400 meter relay team that finished sixth out of twenty-seven other teams.
Women’s Field Performer of the Week
Sarena Dixon-Martin
Fr., Red Bank, NJ/ Red Bank Regional
Dixon-Martin finished first in the shot put at the Metro Holiday Season Opener over the weekend. The freshman had a throw of 13.51, which was also an ECAC qualifying mark. Dixon-Martin beat out thirty-six other competitors in the shot put to win the event.