ANTKOVIAK FINISHES FOURTH AT TEXAS RELAYS; NAMED USTFCCCA NAIA TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

AUSTIN, Texas – After a stellar performance against the best college athletes in the country at the 2024 Texas Relays, Olivet Nazarene University's Hannah Antkoviak has been named the NAIA Women's Track Athlete of the Week by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The association announced their weekly awards Tuesday morning.

Antkoviak, the reigning NAIA champion in the 400-meter hurdles, ran her fastest season-opening mark with a 57.28 clocking to win her preliminary heat. That's her – and the NAIA's – fourth-best ever as she owns the known NAIA all-time best with a 56.71 from winning the NAIA Outdoor Championships last May. She finished fourth in the final of the Texas Relays at 57.99, giving her the year's two fastest among NAIA athletes.

This is the third time that a female athlete from Olivet Nazarene has been named M-F Athletic National Athlete of the Week during the outdoor season, as Antkoviak earned the honor twice last year.

Antkoviak and the ONU track & field teams will be on the track this weekend for the Chicagoland Championships April 5-6 in Elmhurst, Ill.

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