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Oakland's Koponen, Valparaiso's Taylor, Youngstown State's Hamilton, Grace Garner #HLTF HonorsPublished by
INDIANAPOLIS – Oakland junior David Koponen (Livonia, Mich.) and Youngstown State senior Samantha Hamilton (North Jackson, Ohio) have been named Horizon League Men’s and Women’s Runners of the Week while Youngstown State senior Bobby Grace (Middleburg Heights, Ohio) and Valparaiso junior Jazmin Taylor (Rock Island, Ill.) have been named Horizon League Athletes of the Week for the period of Apr. 15-21. At the Jesse Owens Classic, Koponen turned in the fastest time in the league in the 800-meter dash this season. His time of 1:53.75 placed him eighth place out of 41 runners. His time ranks third in Oakland school history. Hamilton competed in the 1,500-meter run at the Jesse Owens Classic for the first time and turned in a school record performance. She crossed the finish line with a time of 4:28.88, which narrowly tops Louisa Coppola of Detroit (4:28.91) for the best time in the league this season. The time placed Hamilton seventh out of 54 competitors. For the second week in a row, Grace extended his league best distance in the shot put and in turn, collected Athlete of the Week honors. At the Jesse Owens Classic his distance of 19.56 meters placed him second out of 36 competitors. His most recent mark stands as a personal best and is 2.07 meters better than the second-best mark in the league this season. Taylor broke her own school record for the second time this season in the high jump at the DePaul Invitational. Her mark of 1.70 meters, which is tops in the league this season, placed her in second-place. Oakland is in action April 24-26 at the Gina Relays, Youngstown State travels to the Penn Relays April 24-25 and Valparaiso competes April 25-26 at the Miami (Ohio) Invitational.
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Outdoor Runners of the Week: Read the full article at: www.horizonleague.org
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