Troy McKnight, Gabby Ayiteyfio Named OVC Athletes of the Week

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Little Rock track and field was recognized by the Ohio Valley Conference Wednesday as Troy McKnight was named the league's Male Track Athlete of the Week while Gabby Ayiteyfio received Co-Field Athlete of the Week honors.
 

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Claiming his third and fourth gold medals of the season, McKnight won both the 100m and 200m dashes at the Little Rock Invitational by becoming the first OVC sprinter since Eastern Illinois' Zye Boey to run a sub-10.4 time in the 100m and sub-21.0 time in the 200m in the same season, let alone the same day. McKnight first won the 100m dash with a league-leading time of 10.34, a mark that ranks him 25th on the NCAA West Prelims performance list. No OVC runner has clocked a faster 100m dash time since Boey ran 10.15 in the 2012 NCAA West Prelims.
 
McKnight then came back in the 200m and raced to another gold medal finish with a time of 20.98, the fastest by an OVC sprinter since Boey ran 20.34, also at the 2012 NCAA West Prelims. McKnight currently ranks 39th on the NCAA West Prelims performance list in the 200m while also being a member of Little Rock's 4x100m relay squad that ranks 10th on the West Prelims charts. This marks the second outdoor weekly honor of McKnight's career and third overall.
 

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A sophomore, Ayiteyfio claimed silver in the high jump last weekend at the Little Rock Invitational, clearing 1.65m, while also placing in the top five in two running events. Setting a new career-best mark, Ayiteyfio cleared 1.65m (5-5) in the high jump while also running on the 4x100m relay that won gold with the fifth-fastest time in school history (45.98). Soon thereafter, Ayiteyfio sprinted to a personal-best 24.95 in the 200m to finish fourth. This marks Ayiteyfio's first career weekly award.
 
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