CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – For the fourth-straight week, the University of Northern Iowa track and field program has earned a weekly Missouri Valley Conference Athlete of the Week honor, as sophomore Jacob Smith was named the league's track athlete of the week.
The MVC weekly award is Smith's second of the season, after earning the same distinction on April 17. The Panthers have earned a weekly honor from the MVC every week of competition for the outdoor season so far. Overall, UNI has won seven weekly awards from the MVC in 2017-18, with Lauren Frederick (indoor), Brette Correy (indoor), Sarah Pate (indoor/outdoor), Anna Bentley (outdoor) and Smith (outdoor - twice) all earning honors this season.