EVANSVILLE, Ind. – For the second straight week, University of Southern Indiana Women’s Track & Field junior McKenna Cavanaugh (New Albany, Indiana) was voted as the Ohio Valley Conference Co-Female Track Athlete of the Week Wednesday afternoon. This is the second weekly award for Cavanaugh and the Screaming Eagles in 2023.
Cavanaugh broke the USI indoor 3,000-meter record with a time of nine minutes, 32.07 seconds at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational last weekend to place 71st out of 283 runners. The new personal best for Cavanaugh is now the fastest 3,000-meter time in the conference.
Cavanaugh secured the OVC award last week after winning the mile at the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic for her second-straight victory.
Accompanying Cavanaugh in the weekly honor is Southeast Missouri State University’s Taylor Fox who broke the SEMO record in the mile with a mark of 4:48.41 to place first overall.
Cavanaugh and the Eagles return to the track this Saturday when USI competes in the ISU Open hosted by Indiana State University to conclude the regular season. The Eagles will head to Birmingham, Alabama for the OVC Indoor Championships on February 22-23.
