EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Track & Field junior McKenna Cavanaugh (New Albany, Indiana) was given a share of the Ohio Valley Conference Female Track Athlete of the Week honor Tuesday afternoon. This is the first weekly award for the Screaming Eagles in the NCAA Division I era.
Cavanaugh was named champion in the mile at the PNC Bellarmine Classic after crossing the finish line with a personal best time of four minutes, 49.72 seconds. This marks the second-fastest indoor mile time in USI Women’s Track & Field history. Cavanaugh now has a pair of victories in the mile this season, previously at the Bellarmine Open on January 20.
The Eagles finished the meet with 19 points, earning an 11th-place finish after competing against 16 teams.
Joining Cavanaugh in the weekly honor is Southeast Missouri State University’s Breana Miles who broke the school record in the women’s 200-meter for a first-place finish and placed third in the 60-meter dash at the PNC Bellarmine Classic.
Cavanaugh and the Eagles return to the track this Friday and Saturday when USI travels to Boston, Massachusetts for the David Hemery Valentine Invitational along with the GVSU Big Meet in Allendale, Michigan.
