Track and Field Claim Three Weekly Awards
4/30/2025 4:06:00 PM | Track and Field
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Three Redhawk track & field athletes claimed Ohio Valley Conference weekly honors for their performances this past weekend, the league announced Wednesday morning.
Laila Hardin earned Female Track Athlete of the Week for the third straight week in a row as she placed seventh out of 53 runners in the 400m Hurdles, running a time of 1:00.53 that ranks sixth all time in SEMO records. Hardin also set a new personal record in the 400m with a time of 55.95 that earned eighth out of 61 runners. Additionally, Hardin was part of the 4x400m team that took second out of 17 running a 3:46.01, a season best time for the team and a time that ranks first in the OVC.
Luke Hatfield Jackson tabbed his third Male Field Athlete of the Week, producing a high jump that took first out of 21 competitors. Hatfield Jackson cleared 7' 1.75" in the high jump, which ranks him 15th in the NCAA, first in the OVC, and second all time in SEMO records. Additionally, in the long jump, Hatfield Jackson set a mark of 23' 4.50" to take ninth in the event out of 38 competitors.
Kennedy Zgaynor claims her third Female Freshman of the Week of the season, placing fifth out of 29 in the javelin with a throw of 136 '0". This mark ranks Zgaynor first in the OVC in the javelin.
