Minnesota, Penn State, Ohio State and Rutgers Take Home Weekly Outdoor Track and Field Honors

Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
Matthew Wilkinson, Minnesota
Gr. – Greenwood, Minn. – Minnetonka – Major: Epidemiology M P H

• Named the USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week
• Placed second in the 3000 meter steeplechase (8:29.35) at the Raleigh Relay on Thursday, March 23^rd
• Ranked first in the NCAA in the 3000 meter steeplechase
• Earns his first Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week award this season
• Last Minnesota Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Michael Buchanan (March 22, 2023)

Women’s Outdoor Co-Track Athlete of the Week
Addie Engel, Ohio State
Jr. – Springfield, Ohio – Central Catholic – Major: Health Science

• Broke the Ohio State women’s 5000 meter program record at the Raleigh Relay on Friday, March 24^th
• Placed fourth in the event with a time of 15:44.56
• Ranked third in the country and first in the Big Ten
• Earns her first Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week award this season
• Last Ohio State Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Anavia Battle (April 20, 2022)

Women’s Outdoor Co-Track Athlete of the Week
Kassidy Johnson, Rutgers
Gr. – Wichita, Kan. – Maize South – Major: Nutritional Sciences

• Set the Rutgers outdoor record in the 800 meters (2:05.65) at the Raleigh Relay on Saturday, March 25^th
• Placed fourth in the event
• Ranked fifth in the country and first in the Big Ten
• Earns her first Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week award this season
• Last Rutgers Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Reanda Richards (April 3, 2019)

Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Kostas Zaltos, Minnesota
R-Jr. – Kilikis, Greece – General Lyceum of Kampani – Major: Sport Management

• Placed first in the hammer throw with a mark of 73.36 meters at the Clyde Hart Classic on Friday, March 24^th  
• Ranked second in the country and first in the Big Ten
• Now ranked second in school history in the hammer throw
• His 73.36 meter mark is ranked 15^th in the IAAF World Rankings this year
• Earns his first Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week award this season
• Last Minnesota Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Kostas Zaltos (May 4, 2022)

Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Cecelia Brown, Penn State
Gr. – Chantilly, Va. – Chantilly – Masters: Public Policy Analysis

• Placed first in the high jump with a mark of 1.81 meters at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational on Saturday, March 25^th
• Has the third-best clearance in Penn State history
• Ranked third in the country and first in the Big Ten
• Earns her first Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week award this season
• Last Penn State Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Payden Montana (March 27, 2019)

2022-23 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
March 22
Women’s
T: Lia Love, IOWA
F: Kat Moody, IOWA
Men’s
T: Michael Buchanan, MINN
F: Tyler Merkley, PSU
March 2
Women’s
T: Addie Engel, OSU
T: Kassidy Johnson, RU
F: Cecelia Brown, PSU
Men’s
T: Matthew Wilkinson, MINN
F: Kostas Zaltos, MINN