FARMINGTON, Utah — One week into the 2024 Outdoor season and Eastern Washington Track and Field has made a statement. Redshirt-junior
Caitlin Simmons was named Big Sky Outdoor female field athlete of the week and junior
Ryan Rieckmann earned Big Sky male field athlete of the week.
Simmons broke the Eastern program record in the triple jump with a 12.59m at the Sam Adams Classic. Not stopping at the triple jump, Simmons posted a 6.18m jump in the long jump, the second-best mark in program history. The King George, Va. native holds the longest triple jump mark in the conference currently, while holding the second-longest in long jump.Teammate Kimberly Smith set the program record on the same day with a jump of 6.27m.
Rieckmann grabbed the weekly award after a 64.83m throw in javelin this past weekend. The 64.83m mark is the top number in the Big Sky currently for javelin.
The men's track athlete of the week went to Northern Arizona's Nico Young and women's track award went to the 'Jacks Madeline Wilson.
Eastern will split its squad this week, sending the team to the Oregon Preview on Friday, concluding on Saturday. The team will also compete at the Buc Scoring Meet in Spokane on Thursday through Friday.
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