ONU SWEEPS WEEKLY CCAC TRACK ATHLETE AWARDS

CHICAGO, Ill. – Olivet Nazarene University's Hannah Antkoviak (Allegan, Mich.) and Vince Giuliano (Concord, Mich.) were both named the CCAC's Track Athletes of the Week for the seven-day period ending Feb. 12, the league office announced on Wednesday. This is the first honor for Antkoviak and the second recognition for Giuliano.

Antkoviak also claimed NAIA national honors after her busy weekend at the Grand Valley State University Big Meet on Friday and Saturday.  The sophomore produced three "A" standard marks and one "B" performance and set two school records in the process.

All of Antkoviak's efforts placed her among the top five finishers, going up against some of the top competition in the nation at both the NAIA and NCAA levels.  Highlighting the weekend was her winning the 60-meter hurdles, where she established one of her school marks with a time of 8.76 seconds and beat out 26 other challengers.  That is also the 12th-best time of the year.

She was also the third leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that notched the fastest time in the NAIA this year at 3:48.79 and placed third at the meet among 20 teams.

Antkoviak's other school record came in the 400-meter dash, where she ran a 55.51 and placed fifth out of 23 individuals.  That is the fourth-best mark in the NAIA this year.

Antkoviak's other third-place finish on the weekend came in the 200-meter dash, where her 25.17 hit the "B" standard.

Giuliano had his top marks in the 200- and 400-meter dashes at the Grand Valley State University Big Meet on Friday to gain CCAC Track Athlete of the Week accord for the second time this season.  Facing some of the top competition at the NCAA and NAIA levels, the junior placed third out of 22 individuals in the 200-meter dash and fifth out of 22 in the 400.

Giuliano ran a time of 21.33 seconds in the 200, which is the fifth-best time in the NAIA this year.  His 400 time of 48.16 seconds tied a school record and is the eighth-fastest time in the nation.

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*Contact: Evan Wild, Sports Information Director, ewwild@olivet.edu