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Redbirds sweep MVC Track Athlete of the Week honors

NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State track & field's Hassy Fashina-Bombata and Jaylin Holmes have swept the Missouri Valley Conference Track Athlete of the Week honors, as announced by the league office Wednesday afternoon.

Fashina-Bombata, a senior hurdler, was named Female Track Athlete of the Week, while Holmes, a freshman sprinter/hurdler, received the Male Track Athlete of the Week honor.

This is Fashina-Bombata's second time being named MVC Female Track Athlete of the Week as a Redbird after she was named the first award winner during the indoor season.