MAC Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Trista Fintel – Bowling Green – Graduate Student
Events: Hammer Throw – 1st (63.48m) | Shot Put – 1st (16.07m)
Meet: Hillsdale Last Chance Meet
Rank: HT – 1st MAC / 14th East / 33rd NCAA | SP – 1st MAC / 25th East / 57th NCAA
Trista Fintel closed the regular season with wins in both the hammer throw and shot put. Her hammer throw of 63.48m ranks among the best in program history behind only NCAA Championship qualifiers Brooke Pleger and Kaila Butler. She also nearly PR’d in the shot put, taking first there as well.
MAC Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
Joy Nwokike – Akron – Senior
Event: 100m – 1st
Meet: Northeast Ohio Open
Time: 10.39
Rank: 1st MAC / 69th NCAA
Joy Nwokike ran a blazing MAC-leading 10.39 to win the women’s 100m dash at the Northeast Ohio Open, now ranking 69th in the country.
Other MAC Women’s Outdoor Field Nominees
Gabrielle Griffiths – Akron – Junior (R)
Event: Hammer Throw – 1st
Meet: Northeast Ohio Open
Mark: 193-5 (58.97m)
Rank: 3rd MAC / 67th NCAA
Note: Gabrielle Griffiths won the hammer throw at the Northeast Ohio Open with a personal-best 193-5 (58.97m), ranking third in the MAC and fifth all-time in Akron history. She also won the javelin at the meet with a throw of 145-6 (44.35m).
Erica King – Eastern Michigan – Sophomore
Event: Javelin – 3rd
Meet: Len Paddock Open
Mark: 42.17m (138-04)
Rank: 4th MAC / 14th Great Lakes Region
Note: Erica King improved her PR by a full meter and moved to sixth on EMU’s all-time list. Her performance at the Len Paddock Open marked her fourth personal best in five meets.
Ella Scally – Miami – Junior
Event: Long Jump – 1st
Meet: Billy Hayes Invitational
Mark: 6.29m
Rank: 1st MAC / 61st NCAA
Note: Ella Scally won the women’s long jump with a new PR of 6.29 meters. She moved up in the Miami record books, improving her previous PR by two centimeters.
Other MAC Women’s Outdoor Track Nominees
Rachael Hoover – Bowling Green – Freshman
Event: 800m – 1st
Meet: Hillsdale Last Chance Meet
Time: 2:07.61
Rank: 2nd MAC
Note: Rachael Hoover ran a lifetime best 2:07.61 in the 800m to take the win. The freshman is now second in school history behind Hall of Famer Tracy Gaerke (1989).
Ajah Arscott – Eastern Michigan – Freshman
Events: 100m Prelims – 1st (11.72) | 200m – 1st (23.52)
Meet: Hillsdale Last Chance Meet
Rank: 100m – 6th MAC / 19th Region | 200m – 3rd MAC / 8th Region
Note: Ajah Arscott ran two PRs and two MAC top-six times. Her 200m time (23.52) is 5th in EMU history, and she dominated both events at Hillsdale, winning both heats.
Abby Suszek – Miami – Senior
Event: 400m – 1st
Meet: Billy Hayes Invitational
Time: 52.96
Rank: 3rd MAC / 75th NCAA
Note: Abby Suszek clocked a PR of 52.96 to win the 400m and also contributed to Miami’s 4x100m relay team, which broke the program record with a time of 45.18.
Emma Vorpagel – NIU – Senior
Event: 800m – 3rd
Meet: Billy Hayes Invitational
Time: 2:07.65
Rank: 3rd MAC / 189th NCAA
Note: Emma Vorpagel recorded a lifetime best of 2:07.65 in the 800m, becoming the second-fastest performer in NIU history behind All-American Hope Schmelzle.
