Penn State, Illinois, Michigan, Rutgers Earn Weekly Outdoor T&F Honors

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Penn State graduate student Cheickna Traore, Illinois senior Tyler Sudduth, Penn State junior Florence Caron, Michigan junior Savannah Sutherland, and Rutgers junior Chloe Timberg have received Big Ten Weekly Honors for outdoor track and field competitions during the week of April 10-16, 2024.

Men’s Track Athlete of the Week

Cheickna Traore, Penn State

Graduate – Sprinter – Linden, N.J. – Major: Master’s Certificate in Leading in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

• Finished second in the 200M at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational hosted by the University of Florida

• Posted a time of 20.25, just 0.02 seconds off his school record time

• Recorded the second fastest time in the Big Ten this season

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week

Tyler Sudduth, Illinois

Senior – Thrower – Richton Park, Ill.

• Won the shot put at the Gary Wieneke Memorial, hosted by the University of Illinois, with a throw of 19.85M, second best in program history

• Recorded the best throw in the Big Ten and sixth best in the nation this season

• Finished third in the hammer throw with a distance of 60.90M, sixth best in program history

Women’s Track Co-Athlete of the Week

Florence Caron, Penn State

Junior – Distance – La Malbaie, Quebec – Major: Linguistics

• Broke Penn State’s 46-year-old 5K record at the Bryan Clay Invitational, hosted by Azusa Pacific University, with a time of 15:32.22

• Sliced 0.3 seconds from Kathy Mills’ 1978 mark, breaking the oldest standing school record

• Posted the fastest time in the Big Ten this season by nearly seven seconds

Women’s Track Co-Athlete of the Week

Savannah Sutherland, Michigan

Junior – Sprints/Hurdles – Borden, Saskatchewan – Major: Biology, Health, and Society

• Won the 400M hurdles at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational with a time of 54.86

• Recorded the best time in the NCAA and in the world

Women’s Field Athlete of the Week

Chloe Timberg, Rutgers

Junior – Thrower – Doylestown, Pa. – Major: Exercise Science

• Broke the program record with a pole vault of 4.56M (14-11.5) at the Larry Ellis Invitational, hosted by Princeton University

• Jumped to the top of the NCAA leaderboard by 2.5 inches and the Big Ten leaderboard by 7.5 inches

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

April 17

Men’s Track: Cheickna Traore, PSU

Men’s Field: Tyler Sudduth, ILL

Women’s Track: Florence Caron, PSU

Women’s Track: Savannah Sutherland, MICH

Women’s Field: Chloe Timberg, RUT