BRENTWOOD, TENN -- Eastern Illinois track athlete
Akiya Kollore has been named Ohio Valley Conference female track athlete of the week after her performance on Saturday at the Illinois Fighting Illini Challenge.
Kollore finished with a time of 13.43 in the women's 100 meter hurdles, finishing second out of 29 racers. Her time broke her own school record of 13.50 which she set last outdoor season. Her time currently leads the OVC and ranks 16th in the NCAA West Region.
Kollore also ran the fourth leg of EIU's 4x400 meter relay squad that finished in second place with a time of 3:51.01. The time currently leads the OVC.
Kollore, who also won a weekly honor during the 2023 Indoor season, is the second Panther to win an OVC weekly honor in the 2023 Outdoor season, joining Ramsey Hunt who won OVC Male Field Athlete of the Week last week. Adam Swanson, Jaime Marcos, and Deshawn Parker all also earned weekly honors during the 2023 Indoor season.Â
EIU Track and Field will partake in two Outdoor meets this weekend, as the Panthers will send athletes to Terre Haute, Ind. for the Indiana State Gibson Invite and Azusa, Calif. for the Azusa Pacific Bryan Clay Invitational.
