Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Egbeniyi named Female Track Athlete of the Week
4/11/2017 1:58:00 PM | Track & Field/Cross Country
Junior lands second weekly award this season
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Following a stellar weekend, Middle Tennessee's Abike Egbeniyi was named this week's Conference USA Female Track Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon.
The junior led a 1, 2 finish for the Blue Raiders in the women's 800-meter run, clocking a 2:05.43 and finishing just ahead of teammate Agnes Abu. Her time ranks first among C-USA in the event and is the ninth-best mark in the country.
Egbeniyi also ran the final leg of MT's 4x400-meter relay team. The squad placed second and broke their own school record set two weeks ago with a time of 3:35.76.
The Nigeria native helped MT to a pair of first-place victories and 18 top-10 finishes at the Tennessee Relays.
Tuesday's honor marks Egbeniyi's second outdoor weekly award this season.
C-USA Outdoor Athletes of the Week:
FEMALE TRACK
M28 Abike Egbeniyi
A11 Abike Egbeniyi
The junior led a 1, 2 finish for the Blue Raiders in the women's 800-meter run, clocking a 2:05.43 and finishing just ahead of teammate Agnes Abu. Her time ranks first among C-USA in the event and is the ninth-best mark in the country.
Egbeniyi also ran the final leg of MT's 4x400-meter relay team. The squad placed second and broke their own school record set two weeks ago with a time of 3:35.76.
The Nigeria native helped MT to a pair of first-place victories and 18 top-10 finishes at the Tennessee Relays.
Tuesday's honor marks Egbeniyi's second outdoor weekly award this season.
C-USA Outdoor Athletes of the Week:
FEMALE TRACK
M28 Abike Egbeniyi
A11 Abike Egbeniyi
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