Iowa, Nebraska, and Penn State Earn Big Ten Weekly Outdoor Track & Field Honors

Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
LaSarah Hargrove, Iowa
So. – Tampa, Fla. – Gaither

• Won the 200m with a time of 22.79 at the Jim Click Shootout
• Ranks sixth in the NCAA and leads the Big Ten this season in the 200m
• Ran the leadoff leg of the Iowa 4×100-meter relay that won the Jim Click Shootout (44.06)
• Garners her first career Athlete of the Week accolade
• Last Iowa Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Karina Joiner (May 12, 2021)

 
 
Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Jenna Rogers, Nebraska
Fr. – Rutherford, N.J. – Rutherford

• Won the high jump title with a clearance of 6-1 1/4 (1.86m) at the John McDonnell Invitational
• Ranks fourth in the NCAA and leads the Big Ten in the high jump
• Garners her second career Athlete of the Week accolade
• Last Nebraska Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Jenna Rogers (April 6, 2022)

 
 
Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
Jenoah McKiver, Iowa
So. – High Point, N.C. – T.W. Andrews

• Clocked a 44.74 in the 400m
• Leads the NCAA and ranks second in the world in the 400m in 2022
• Followed that up with a 43.8-second split on the anchor leg of Iowa’s meet-winning 4×400-meter relay (3:02.39)
• Garners his first career Athlete of the Week accolade
• Last Iowa Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Jaylan McConico (May 5, 2021)

 
 
Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Tyler Merkley, Penn State
Sr. – Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. – Los Osos

• Won the men’s hammer throw with a distance of 234-0 (71.33m) at the Miami Alumni Invitational
• Ranks second in the NCAA and leads the Big Ten in the hammer throw
• Collects his first career Athlete of the Week accolade
• Last Penn State Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Mark Porter (March 31, 2021)

 
 
Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
March 23: Jaydan Wood, Ohio State
March 30: Bailey Hertenstein, Indiana
April 6: Victoria Tachinski, Penn State
April 13: LaSarah Hargrove, Iowa
 
Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
March 23: Ameia Wilson, Michigan | Adelaide Aquilla, Ohio State | Chloe Timberg, Rutgers
March 30: Shelby Frank, Minnesota
April 6: Jenna Rogers, Nebraska
April 13: Jenna Rogers, Nebraska
 
Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
March 23: Eric Harrison Jr., Ohio State
March 30: Joshua Zeller, Michigan
April 6: Darius…