Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska Earn Weekly Outdoor T&F Honors
Gophers’ Augustine and Godfred, Hawkeyes’ Bruxvoort, Huskers’ Otabor recognized
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Minnesota junior Devin Augustine and freshman Charles Godfred, Iowa senior Mariel Bruxvoort and Nebraska senior Rhema Otabor have received Big Ten Weekly Honors for outdoor track and field competitions during the week of April 4-10, 2024.
Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Devin Augustine, Minnesota
Junior – Sprinter – Point Fortin, Trinidad & Tobago
Set a school record (20.37 seconds) in the 200M at the 44 Farms Team Invitational hosted by Texas A&M
Clocked the sixth-fastest time in the NCAA this spring, and eclipsed the Gophers school record by seven-tenths of a second
Won the 100M race in a personal-best 10.08 seconds, the top time by a Big Ten sprinter this season
Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Charles Godfred, Minnesota
Freshman – Jumper – Ukana Mkpa Eyop, Nigeria
Broke a 29-year-old school record in the long jump by nearly three inches at the 44 Farms Team Invitational hosted by Texas A&M
Leaped 8.19M (26-10.5) to place second in the event with the nation’s second-best jump of the season
Ran a 10.32 in the 100M, the fifth-fastest time in school history
Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
Mariel Bruxvoort, Iowa
Senior – Sprint/Hurdles – Grand Rapids, Mich. – South Christian – Accounting
Won the 400M hurdles with a 57.68 time at the Jim Click Shootout hosted by the University of Arizona
Ran the lead leg of the Hawkeyes 4x400M relay team which ran a school record 3:37.92 in the win
Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
Rhema Otabor, Nebraska
Senior – Thrower – Nassau, Bahamas – Actuarial Science
Threw an NCAA-leading 191-10 (58.47M) in the javelin at the Jim Click Shootout hosted by the University of Arizona
Led the Cornhuskers to a Top-4 sweep and won the event during her season debut
2023-24 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
March 20
Men’s Track: Kalen Walker, IOWA
Men’s Field: Cody Johnston, ILL
Men’s Field: Mike Stein, IOWA
Women’s Track: Mariel Bruxvoort, IOWA
Women’s Field: Kat Moody, IOWA
Women’s Field: Amaya Ugarte, OSU
March 28
Men’s Track: Yukichi Ishii, PSU
Men’s Field: Angelos Mantzouranis, MINN
Women’s Track: Sidney Green, MICH
Women’s Field: Shelby Frank, MINN
April 3
Men’s Track: Cheickna Traore, PSU
Men’s Field: Cody Johnston, ILL
Women’s Track: Hayley Kitching, PSU
Women’s Field: Bara Sajdokova, ILL
April 10
Men’s Track: Devin Augustine, MINN
Men’s Field: Charles Godfred, MINN
Women’s Track: Mariel Bruxvoort, IOWA
Women’s Field: Rhema Otabor, NEB