Michigan, Minnesota, Penn State and Wisconsin Earn Big Ten Weekly Outdoor Track and Field Honors

Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
Rachel Gearing, Penn State
Gr. – Cleveland, Georgia – White County

• Clocked a time of 2:03.08 in the 800m at the Jim Thorpe Invitational
• Ranks seventh in the NCAA and leads the Big Ten in the 800m
• Garners her first career Athlete of the Week accolade
• Last Penn State Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Victoria Tachinski (May 4, 2022)

 
 
Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Nyalaam Jok, Minnesota
Fr. – Annandale, Minnesota – Annandale

• Posted a mark of 1.86m (6-1.25) at the St. Thomas Tommie Twilight
• Ranks seventh in the NCAA and tied for the lead in the Big Ten in the high jump
• Garners her first career Athlete of the Week accolade
• Last Minnesota Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Shelby Frank (April 27, 2022)

 
 
Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
Tom Dodd, Michigan
Gr. – Birmingham, England – Birmingham University

• Clocked a 1:48.18 in the 800m at the Len Paddock Open
• Ranks fifth in the Big Ten in the 800m
• Garners his first career Athlete of the Week accolade
• Last Michigan Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Joshua Zeller (March 30, 2022)

 
 
Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Andrew Stone, Wisconsin
So. – Fond du Lac, Wisconsin – Fond du Lac

• Won the shot put with a distance of 19.97m (65-6.25) and placed third in the discus with a mark of 54.48m (178-9) at the Wisconsin Classic
• Ranks ninth in the NCAA and third in the Big Ten in the shot put
• Collects his first career Athlete of the Week accolade
• Last Wisconsin Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Riley Budde (May 10, 2017)

 
 
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
April 20: Anavia Battle, Ohio State
April 27: Jenna Magness, Michigan State
May 4: Victoria Tachinski, Penn State
May 11: Rachel Gearing, Penn State
 
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
April 20: Maddy Pollard, Indiana
April 27: Shelby Frank, Minnesota
May 4: Jaimie Robinson, Ohio State
May 11: Nyalaam Jok,…