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Butler, Marquette, Providence Take BIG EAST Track and Field Weekly Awards

BIG EAST Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Aedan Rendek, Butler, Jr.
Rendek placed fifth in the men’s 800 meters at the Alex Wilson Invitational, posting a time of 1:51.97.
 
BIG EAST Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
Maeve O'Neill, Providence, Jr.
O’Neill won her heat in the 800 meters at the Saucony Battle for Boston, clocking a time of 2:00.33 to break her own indoor program record of 2:01.96. Her time ranks as the ninth-fastest in NCAA indoor history and eighth nationally this season. The mark also set the Irish senior indoor 800-meter record and met the qualifying standard for the World Championships.
 
BIG EAST Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Henrik Rosario, Marquette, Jr.
Rosario recorded a personal-best mark of 7.06 meters in the long jump to secure a top-five finish and later added a personal-best throw in the shot put at the Panther Tune-Up.
 
BIG EAST Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
Megan White, Marquette, Jr.
White recorded a personal-best throw of 17.81 meters in the weight throw, moving her to No. 8 all-time in Marquette history and marking the Golden Eagles’ top women’s field performance of the day at the Panther Tune-Up.

Notable Performances
  • Butler’s Edward Mumford placed second in the men’s high jump at the Alex Wilson Invitational, clearing a height of 1.88 meters.
  • Creighton’s Natalee Gehred set a school record in the 200 meters (26.36) and ran the opening leg on Creighton’s 4x400-meter relay team that placed second in 4:13.33 at the Nebraska Tune-Up.
  • Georgetown’s Charlotte Tomkinson, Jadah Fitzgerald, Charlotte Bell and Barrett Justema placed fourth in the DMR with a time of 11:01.75, marking the 12th-fastest time in program history. Their performance ranks 28th nationally and second in the BIG EAST this season.
  • Xavier’s Brianna McIvor placed second in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:29.39 at the Wittenberg Invite.