Iowa, Minnesota, Purdue and Wisconsin Take Home Weekly Outdoor Track and Field Honors

Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
Julien Gillum, Iowa
Sr. – Biloxi, Miss. – Goose Creek Memorial – Major: Communications

• Placed second in the 400 meter hurdles (49.73) at the Desert Heat Classic on April 29
• Placed first in the 4x100 meter relay (3:04.16)
• Ranks third in school history in the 400 meter hurdles
• Ranks first in the Big Ten and eighth nationally in the event
• Earns his first Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week award this season
• Last Iowa Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Jenoah McKiver (April 26, 2023)

Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
Cierra Williams, Purdue
Jr. – Indianapolis, Ind. – Warren Central – Major: Organizational Leadership

• Placed first in the 400 meters (53.57) at the Drake Relays on April 28
• Placed first in the 4x200 relay (1:34.46)
• Placed second in the 4x400 meter relay (3:38.47)
• The relay team now holds the fourth fastest time in the 4x200 relay in the world this season
• Ranks fourth in the Big Ten in the 400-meter run
• Ranks first in the Big Ten in the 4x200 relays and third nationally
• Ranks third in the Big Ten and 16^th nationally in the 4x400 relay
• Earns her first Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week award this season
• Last Purdue Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Gabrielle Broschard (March 27, 2019)

Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Kostas Zaltos, Minnesota
R-Jr. – Kilikis, Greece – General Lyceum of Kampani – Major: Sport Management

• Placed first in the hammer throw (246-11) at the Drake Relays on April 28
• Broke the school record set by Sean Donnely’s in 2016 (243-11)
• Broke the Drake Relays record and made him the second-best Big Ten hammer thrower in meet history
• Ranks first nationally and 10^th in the world this year
• Earns his second Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week award this season
• Last Minnesota Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Kostas Zaltos (March 29, 2023)

Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Josie Schaefer, Wisconsin
Gr. – Baraboo, Wis. – Baraboo – Masters: Sports Leadership

• Won the collegiate discus (160-10) and invitational shot put (58-2) events at the Penn Relays on April 27
• Ranks first in the country in shot put
• Ranks third in the Big Ten in discus
• Earns her second Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week award this season
• Last Wisconsin Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Josie Schaefer (April 19, 2023)

2022-23 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
March 22
Women’s
T: Lia Love, IOWA
F: Kat Moody, IOWA
Men’s
T: Michael Buchanan, MINN
F: Tyler Merkley, PSU

March 29
Women’s
T: Addie Engel, OSU
T: Kassidy Johnson, RU
F: Cecelia Brown, PSU
Men’s
T: Matthew Wilkinson, MINN
F: Kostas Zaltos, MINN
 
April 5
Women’s
T: Savannah Sutherland, MICH
F: Chloe Lindeman, WIS
Men’s
T: Camden Marshall, IND
F: Trevor Stephenson, MSU
 
April 12
Women’s
T: Amira Young, MINN
F: Jayden Ulrich, IND
Men’s
T: Handal Roban, PSU
F: Till Steinforth, NEB
 
April 19
Women’s
T: Bryannia Murphy, OSU
F: Josie Schaefer, WIS
Men’s
T: Bob Liking, WIS
F: Heath Baldwin, MSU
April 26
Women’s
T: Yanique Dayle, OSU
F: Rhema Otabor, NEB
Men’s
T: Jenoah McKiver, IOWA
F: Arthur Petersen, NEB
May 3
Women’s
T: Cierra Williams, PUR
F: Josie Schaefer, WIS
Men’s
T: Julien Gillum, IOWA
F: Kostas Zaltos, MINN