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OGDEN, Utah (January 30, 2018) - For the third week in a row, Northern Arizona had a pair of athletes earn #BigSkyTF Athlete of the Week honors, while Montana State and North Dakota also had an athlete represented among the honorees.
Northern Arizona’s Paige Gilchrist was named this week’s Big Sky Women’s Track Athlete of the Week, while North Dakota’s Kyley Foster collected the Big Sky Women’s Field Athlete of the Week honor.
On the men’s side, NAU's Andy Trouard earned the Big Sky Men’s Track Athlete of The Week award, while Montana State’s Kyle Douglass was tabbed the Big Sky Men’s Field Athlete of the Week.
Gilchrist, a senior from Missoula, Mont., finished fourth overall in the mile at the University of Washington Invitational with a personal-best time of 4:32.71, which ranks sixth all-time in Big Sky history. Gilchrist now ranks 17th in the nation in the women’s mile.
Foster, a junior from Devils Lake, N.D., broke her own school record in the pole vault at the UND Indoor Open on Saturday, clearing a height of 4.00m (13-1.50). Foster ranks first in the Big Sky and 42nd in the nation in the pole vault.
Trouard, a senior from Tucson, Ariz., showcased his abilities at the University of Washington Invitational as he finished second overall in the mile with a time of 3:58.01. That time ranks second all-time in Big Sky history and is the fourth-fastest time in the nation.
Douglass, a senior from Missoula, Mont., set a personal-best distance of 18.42m (60-5.25) in the shot put at the Wyoming-hosted Powder River Dual last week. That same throw ranks 32nd in the nation so far this year.
Other Women’s Track Nominees: Alexis Rolan - Eastern Washington; Erin Hagen - Idaho; Kelsi Lasota - Montana State; Kaila Gibson - Portland State; Angie Nickerson - Southern Utah; Haley Whetten - Weber State
Other Women’s Field Nominees: Alexis Rolan - Eastern Washington; Raechelle Meade - Idaho; Jane Booth - Montana; Alex Hellenberg - Montana State; Taylor Elliott - Portland State; Emilia Del Hoyo - Sacramento State; Eden Richards - Weber State
Other Men’s Track Nominees: DMR (Barville, McAdams, O’Neal, Stahl) - Eastern Washington; Kaizer Gillispie - Idaho: Tanner Conner - Idaho State; Jonathan Eastwood - Montana: Olawuseyi Aguda - North Dakota; Alex Cisneros - Portland State; Mike Tate - Southern Utah; Joe Maloney - Weber State
Other Men’s Field Nominees: Keshun McGee - Eastern Washington; Kasin Pendergrass-Andersen - Idaho; Deszmon Humphries - Montana; Josh Pillath - North Dakota; Chance Whitehurst - Portland State; Frederick Wagner - Sacramento State; Nathan Dunivan - Weber State