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Host of Freshmen Take Home Honors

Men's Track & Field

@IlliniMTrack Weekly Awards

Host of Freshmen Take Home Honors

After an Illinois Twilight team victory, Head Coach Mike Turk handed out his weekly team honors this afternoon. 

Field Athlete of the Week: Aaron Wilks

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Wilks posted a new javelin PR of 210'1" (64.04m) on Saturday evening to place third overall in the event.

Sprints Athlete of the Week: Cam Viney

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The senior took home three titles on the day. Individually, Viney won the 110m hurdles and 400m hurdles, setting a PR in the latter of the two events. Viney also ran one of the legs of the 4x400m relay team that finished first in the event. 

Distance Athlete of the Week: Caleb Hummer and Zach Dale

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The freshmen duo share the award after both notched strong performances in their events. Hummer won the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 9:16.71, while Dale posted a 14:29.33 mark in the 5,000m.

Rookie Athlete of the Week: Jared Christiansen

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Christiansen's 3:51.77 time in the 1500m was a personal-best mark for the freshman.

Special Athlete of the Week: Tony Zea

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Zea clocked a time of 3:52.07 in the 1500m run to set a new personal-record time. 

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Players Mentioned

Aaron Wilks

Aaron Wilks

Javelin
Junior
Tony Zea

Tony Zea

Middle Distance
Sophomore
Jared Christiansen

Jared Christiansen

Distance
Freshman
Zach Dale

Zach Dale

Distance
Freshman
Caleb Hummer

Caleb Hummer

Distance
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Aaron Wilks

Aaron Wilks

Junior
Javelin
Tony Zea

Tony Zea

Sophomore
Middle Distance
Jared Christiansen

Jared Christiansen

Freshman
Distance
Zach Dale

Zach Dale

Freshman
Distance
Caleb Hummer

Caleb Hummer

Freshman
Distance