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Miller, Pinkelman Earn Big Ten Honors
Lincoln,
Neb.- Nebraska seniors Ashley Miller and Luke Pinkelman were honored by
the Big Ten Conference on Monday after being selected as the Big Ten
Female Track and Male Field Athletes-of-the-Week. The accolade marks
the first Big Ten Indoor Track and Field weekly award for both Miller
and Pinkelman.
Miller was named the Women’s Track
Athlete-of-the-Week after placing first in the 3,000-meter run with a
personal-best time of 9:21.59 at the adidas Classic last weekend. Her
mark was the second-best 3,000-meter run time in Husker history and
ranks first in the Big Ten and eighth in the nation this season.
Pinkelman
was named the Men’s Field Athlete-of-the-Week after placing first in
the shot put with a mark of 63-7 1/2 (19.39) at the adidas Classic last
weekend. His shot put distance ranks first in the Big Ten and fourth in
the nation, and is also an NCAA-qualifying mark.
The Huskers host the Mark Colligan Memorial on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 12:30 p.m. at the Devaney Center Indoor Track.
2011-12 Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week
Dec. 12 T: Aireonna Bailey, Jr., IND
F: Emma Kimoto, Jr., IND
Jan. 9 T: Christina Manning, Sr., OSU
T: Mahagony Jones, So., PSU
F: Kiley Tobel, So., MICH
Jan. 16 T: Rebecca Addison, Jr., MICH
T: Christina Manning, Sr., OSU
F: Tori Franklin, Fr., MSU
Jan. 23 T: Ashley Miller, Sr., NEB
F: Becca Buchholtz, Sr., MSU
F: Leah Eber, Sr., PUR
2011-12 Men’s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week
Dec. 12 T: Kind Butler, Sr., IND
F: Olumide Olamigoke, Sr., IND
F: Heath Nickles, Jr., OSU
Jan. 9 T: Robby Nierman, So., IND
F: Michael McCarty, Sr., OSU
F: Hanif Johnson, Jr., PSU
Jan. 16 T: Robby Creese, Fr., PSU
F: Max Mays, Sr., OSU
Jan. 23 T: Andy Bayer, Jr., IND
F: Luke Pinkelman, Sr., NEB
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