CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – After posting his fourth win of the outdoor season last week, University of Northern Iowa track and field sophomore Jacob Smith was named the Missouri Valley Conference Track Athlete of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday.
The MVC weekly honor is the first for Smith at UNI, while the laurel is the fifth for the Panthers overall this season with Lauren Frederick, Brette Correy and Sarah Pate all claiming the award during the indoor season and Anna Bentley winning most recently in the outdoor season.