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Harvard Sweeps Ivy League Athlete of the Week Awards for Third Time This Season

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Harvard Sweeps Ivy League Athlete of the Week Awards for Third Time This Season

Story Links PRINCETON, N.J. – For the third time this season, Harvard track & field swept the Ivy League Athlete of the Week awards, as seniors Anastasia Retsa and Kenneth Ikeji both took home the honor.The defending NCAA men’s weight throw national champion, Ikeji earns Ivy League Men’s Athlete of the Week for the first time […]

PRINCETON, N.J. – For the third time this season, Harvard track & field swept the Ivy League Athlete of the Week awards, as seniors Anastasia Retsa and Kenneth Ikeji both took home the honor.The defending NCAA men’s weight throw national champion, Ikeji earns Ivy League Men’s Athlete of the Week for the first time this year. A native of London, England, Ikeji picked up his second win in as many appearances at the Penn 10 Elite last weekend, posting a throw of 23.78m (78′.25″), placing him fifth on the national performance list.The Crimson return to Massachusetts for a pair of meets this weekend, hosting the Harvard Invitational and taking part in the Terrier Classic at Boston University on Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb. 1.For complete coverage of Harvard Track & Field, follow us on Twitter (@HarvardTFXC) and Instagram (@harvardtfxc).
 Winning the award for the second time this season, Retsa is enjoying a one-of-a-kind season in the women’s pole vault. A native of Athens, Greece, Retsa has reset the school record in the women’s pole vault twice this season. At the Penn 10 Elite last weekend, Retsa authored even more history, breaking the Ivy League record in the women’s pole vault after clearing 4.41m (14’5.5″). On the national performance list, Retsa is tied for seventh.

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