Lethbridge, AB – The Two Guys and a Pizza Place Pronghorn Athletes of the Week for the week ending January 24, 2016.
Male Athlete of the Week:
Aaron Hernandez – Men’s Track
Two-time reigning CIS champion Aaron Hernandez continued to prove he will be the man to beat in the triple jump again this season and moved to the top of the CIS rankings with a solid early season and meet winning jump of 15.19 metres.
Hernandez is ranked first in the CIS and his jump of 15.19 is the best season opening jump he has had in his three seasons with the Pronghorns and will take aim at the CIS record this season after putting up a personal best of 15.50 metres last year. The current CIS record is 15.81 metres.
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Female Athlete of the Week:
Sandra Latrace – Women’s Track
Making her debut on the university circuit, freshman Sandra Latrace served notice that she will be a threat this season in both the long jump and 60 metre sprint. In the long jump, Latrace moved into the top of the CIS rankings by more than 15 centimetres and claimed the top spot at the Golden Bear Open with a leap of 6.17 metres. The mark in the long jump was also an Alberta junior and under 23 record.
In the 60 metre sprint, Latrace moved into the CIS top 10 with a time of 7.72, which placed her second among university finishers at the meet this past weekend.
The ‘Horns track and field team will be back in action February 5th and 6th and the Canada West Championships will be in Saskatoon at the end of February.
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