Men's Indoor weekly awards to Blackwell and Gipple
DeVeyon Blackwell of Madonna and Matthew Gipple of Siena Heights captured the weekly awards in men's indoor track and field. Blackwell earned Track Athlete of the Week after winning the 60M in a school-record time at the SVSU Classic. He also finished second in the 200M. Gipple repeated as Field Athlete of the Week by winning the long jump at the same meet.
TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
DeVeyon Blackwell , Madonna
(Jr., East Chicago, Ind.)
Also broke the Madonna school record in the 60m dash
Meet | Date | Track Event | Total # Athletes | Mark/Time | Individual Finish | Standard |
SVSU Classic | 01/14/2022 | 60m | 7 | 6.79 | 1 | A |
SVSU Classic | 01/14/2022 | 200m | 33 | 21.52 | 2 | A |
Previous Track Athletes of the Week
Dec. 6, 2021 - Matthew Gipple, Siena Heights
Dec. 13, 2021 - Zayquan Lincoln, Indiana Tech
Jan. 17, 2022 - DeVeyon Blackwell, Madonna
FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Matthew Gipple, Siena Heights
(Fr., Coldwater, Mich.)
Set an A-Standard mark in the long jump to win the event. He is currently ranked 4th in the NAIA. His 7.14m mark was the seventh-best distance nationally.
Meet | Date | Track Event | Total # Athletes | Mark/Time | Individual Finish | Standard |
Saginaw Valley State Invitational | 01/14/2022 | Long Jump | 15 | 7.14 | 1 | A |
Previous Field Athletes of the Week
Dec. 6, 2021 - Shomari Somerville, Indiana Tech
Dec. 13, 2021 - Matthew Gipple, Siena Heights
Jan. 17, 2022 - Matthew Gipple, Siena Heights