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Kent State Take Two Track & Field Weekly Honors

Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Leon Atkins, Buffalo, 800
Junior – Auburn, New York/Auburn
Atkins ran away with a strong win in the unseeded section of the 1500m running a PR by over 7 seconds with a time of 3:53.28. Sunday, Leon came back to win the 800m in 1:49.97, which ranks #28 in NCAA East and first in MAC. Atkins' 800m time is a MAC Auto qualifying time.

Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
Nicole Yeargin, Kent State, 200
Junior – Bowie, Maryland/Bishop McNamara
Nicole Yeargin ran a MAC-best time of 23.