The Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Year were announced on Friday afternoon as voted by the league s track and field coaches. Eastern Kentucky, SIUE, Southeast Missouri, and Tennessee State were all represented by the win...

Southeast Missouri's Charles Johnson, Chris Martin and Kayla Gutierrez; and Eastern Illinois Dhiaa Dean and Peter Geraghty earned adidas OVC Track and Field Athletes of the Week.

SIUE's Jatavia Wright, La'Derrick Ward and LaDonna Caston; Eastern Kentucky's Ole Hesselbjerg; and Southeast Missouri's Kayla Gutirrez earned adidas OVC Track and Field Athlete of Week honors.

Eastern Illinois' Danny Trevor and Jalisa Paramore; SIUE's Jessica Oranika and Elizabeth Hampl; Eastern Kentucky's Julie Mathisen; Morehead State's Karina Manz; and Southeast Missouri's Brian Grote earned adidas OVC Track and Field Athelte of the Week...

SIUE men's track and field athletes La'Derrick Ward and Julian Harvey dedicated their time to speak to students at Penimen Elementary School in nearby Cahokia, Ill., last month.

Eastern Kentucky's Wade Meddles and Ann Eason; SIUE's Braxton Klavins, La'Derrick Ward, Claire Brown and Elizabeth Hampl; and Tennessee State's Amber Hughes earned adidas Track and Field weekly honors.