CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) - Junior distance runner Jordann McDermitt (Davison, Mich. - Davison) of the Eastern Michigan University women's track and field team was selected as the Mid-American Conference Scholar Athlete of the Week, the league office announced today, March 15.
After breaking the program record in the 5000m earlier this season to punch her ticket to the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, McDermitt set a new record yet again. This time around, the Davison, Mich. native clocked in with a time of 15:43.95, crushing her previous career-best time of 15:50.