Dean, Geraghty Win OVC Weekly Track Honors

Tuesday, April 29 2014 - OVC Championships (Outdoors)


Panthers head to SIUE to defend OVC Track Championships this weekend
Peter Geraghty 2014 Drake
 
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Heading into this weekend's Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Track Championships two Eastern Illinois athletes earned weekly honors on Wednesday. Dhiaa Dean was named the OVC Female Track Athlete of the Week while Peter Geraghty was named the OVC Male Field Athlete of the Week.
 
EIU will open defense of its OVC men's and women's track championships on Friday morning at the OVC Championships hosted by SIU Edwardsville.  Both the Panther men and women have won five straight OVC Outdoor Track Championships.
 
Dean won the OVC Female Athlete of the Week award after winning the 800m race at the Illinois College True Blue meet.  She won the event with a time of 2:10.41 which ranks sixth best in school history.  Dean heads into the OVC Championships this weekend with the second best 800m time in the OVC this season.
 
Geraghty won the OVC Male Track Athlete of the Week as he continues his late season surge in the pole vault.  Geraghty won the event for the third straight meet all spanning a seven days.  He cleared 18'0.50" to win the pole vault at the Drake Relays as he has cleared the 18' mark in three straight meets.  Geraghty heads into the OVC Championships ranked fifth in the nation in the pole vault.