CHARLESTON, Ill. - Daniel Lacy and Abraham Johnson have earned back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference Athlete of the Week awards after their performance this past weekend at the University of Illinois John Wieneke Memorial in Champaign, Illinois. Lacy earned Male Track Athlete of the Week as Johnson earned Freshman Male Athlete of the Week.

Coming off the heels of a personal record in the 400m dash a week ago, Daniel Lacy has since upped his time and recorded a new personal best of 46.12. Lacy crossed the finish line in second place out of 12 participants to claim his silver medal in the event. His time also currently stands in first place in the OVC by over a full second.

Abraham Johnson took control of the jumping events last weekend, finishing second in the triple jump and sixth in the high jump. Johnson earned a mark of 1.94m in the high jump before posting a season-best distance of 15.57m in the triple jump on his final attempt on Friday. This marks the second straight weekly OVC award that Johnson and Lacy have won in the 2025 outdoor season.

The Panthers are back in action this weekend in their final regular season meet of the 2025 outdoor season, as they travel back to Indiana State for the Sycamore Open on Friday, May 9.