Madonna's Blacknell Named NAIA National Track Athlete of the Week

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Deveyon Blacknell of Madonna (Mich.) has been selected as the NAIA Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week and Christian Rios of Marian (Ind.) has been selected as the NAIA Men's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week. The duo was selected based on their performances from March 25 - 31 and were selected out of a pool of nominees from across the country.

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NAIA Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week

Deveyon Blacknell, Madonna (Mich.) - SR

• Competed in the Texas Relays
• Finished 100m dash with a time of 10.40
• Aided the 4x100m relay to a 40.78 time
• Aided the 4x200m relay to a 1:24.48 time
• Aided the 4x400m relay to a 3:14.47 time