Posted: Dec 06, 2021
Season's first Men's Indoor Athletes of the Week released
The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) released the season's first weekly awards for men's indoor track and field. Matthew Gipple of Siena Heights was named Track Athlete of the Week with three top-two finishes at the SVSU Holiday Open. Shomari Somerville of Indiana Tech was named Field Athlete of the Week after he also had three top-two finishes at the Mastodon Opener.
TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Matthew Gipple, Siena Heights
(Fr., Coldwater, Mich.)
| Meet | Date | Track Event | Total # Athletes | Mark/Time | Individual Finish | Standard |
| SVSU Holiday Open | 12/04/2021 | 60-Meter | 28 | 6.89 | 1 | A |
| SVSU Holiday Open | 12/04/2021 | Long Jump | 15 | 7.09m | 1 | B |
| SVSU Holiday Open | 12/04/2021 | 4x400 Relay | 10 | 3:24.68 | 2 |
FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Shomari Somerville, Indiana Tech
(Sr., Fresno, Calif.)
Hit a pair of "B" standards in the season opener while winning the triple and long jump and taking second in the high jump...ranks first in the triple jump and seventh in the high jump in the NAIA
| Meet | Date | Track Event | Total # Athletes | Mark/Time | Individual Finish | Standard |
| Mastodon Opener | 12/4/21 | Triple Jump | 3 | 14.71 | 1 | B |
| Mastodon Opener | 12/4/21 | Long Jump | 5 | 6.70 | 1 | NA |
| Mastodon Opener | 12/4/21 | High Jump | 5 | 2.01 | 2 | B |