CLEVELAND, Ohio – Kent State track and field's Danniel Thomas has been named Mid-American Conference Women's Field Athlete of the Week for the second time this season, as announced by the conference Tuesday afternoon.
Thomas' award comes after she captured the shot put title at the highly contested SPIRE Division I Invitational this past weekend. Thomas finished first with a top mark of 17.24m (56' 6.75), over four feet farther than the rest of the field which consisted of athletes from around the MAC and Big Ten Conference.
At the EMU Triangular earlier this year, Thomas recorded a season-best mark of 17.