RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced the women’s track & field athletes of the week for the fourth week of the outdoor season. Harding’s Omolara Ogunmakinju earned the track honor and Oklahoma Baptist’s Jade Byrd claimed the field accolade.

#theGAC WOMEN’S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK – Omolara Ogunmakinju, Jr., Harding, Akure, Nigeria
Competing in her first outdoor meet  of the season, Ogunmakinju ran the second-fastest time in the 400-meter dash en route to winning the event at the Bryan Phillips Invitational by almost five seconds. Her time, 54.89 seconds, earned her an NCAA Provisional mark as it ranks 15th in Division II.

#theGAC WOMEN’S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK – Jade Byrd, Sr., Oklahoma Baptist, Stratford, Oklahoma
Byrd earned an NCAA Provisional mark in the discus at the John Jacobs Collegiate Invitational. She finished second among non-Division II members with her top  effort of 49.33 meters. The throw, the third-best of her career, ranks fifth in Division II. She added a ninth-place finish in the hammer throw.

OTHERS NOMINATED

Belle Lindsey, So. (Ouachita Baptist), Valerie Olson, Gr. (Oklahoma Baptist), Madison Rowe, Jr. (Southeastern Oklahoma State), Avery Stanley, Jr. (Arkansas Tech), Abriel Thrash, Jr. (Southern Nazarene)

Brenlee Leonard, So. (Ouachita Baptist), Kailyn Thomas, Sr. (Southern Arkansas), Abriel Thrash, Jr. (Southern Nazarene), Carly Tucker, Fr. (Harding), Dallice White, Jr. (Arkansas Tech)

A three-person committee selects all GAC Athlete of the Week awards

 

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