University of Akron juniors Clayton Murphy and Mike Ohiembor were named Mid-American Conference track and field athletes of the week.
Murphy was named the MAC men’s track athlete of the week after a first-place performance in the men’s 1500 meter at the Raleigh Relays last Friday.
Ohiembor was selected as the men’s field athlete of the week after setting a school record in the triple jump at the Ricardo Romo Invitational last Saturday. Ohiembor broke his own school-record mark with a jump of 50-1½.
• Junior Quentin Cieslinski and sophomore Jackie Siefring led the Zips on Thursday at the Texas Relays in Austin.