MORAGA, Calif. – After a solid performance over the weekend at the Portland Indoor One, Penelopea Gordon snatched the Bay Alarm Student-Athlete of the Week award for the week of January 23.
The freshman left runners in the dust all day long, as she claimed victory in the women's 400m. Gordon started off composed the first half of the race, then turned on the jets for the final 200m, winning the event by nearly 2 seconds with a time of 59.82.
Gordon was influential in the 4x400m relay as well, bursting from the back of the field to help the Gaels claim third in the final event of the day.