Three Redhawks Earn OVC Weekly Awards

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Three athletes claimed Ohio Valley Conference Athletes of the Week for their performances this past weekend, the league announced Wednesday afternoon.

This is the fourth week in a row where SEMO has three OVC athletes of the week.

Paden Lewis claimed his second OVC Outdoor Male athlete of the week this week. Lewis notched two first place finishes in the Shot Put and Discus. In the shot put Lewis threw to the distance of 60′ 3.50″and in the discus throw had a mark of 182′ 5.00″. Lewis currently ranks 54th in the nation in the shot put, first in the OVC, and third overall in the SEMO record books. His Discus throw this past weekend earned him a new personal best that pushed him to 73rd in the NCAA, 1st in the OVC, and 3rd in the SEMO records.

Brianna Dixon won the OVC female field athlete of the week, her first OVC outdoor award of the season. This past weekend Dixon continued to rewrite the SEMO record books and broke her own high jump record with a jump of 5′ 10.75″. That jump puts her at 25th in the NCAA and first in the OVC.

Andreese Ortiz records her first career OVC Outdoor of the week award winning Female Freshman of the week. Ortiz posted a fourth place finish in the shot put 42′ 1.00″ and 11th in the discus 140′ 9″. Her discus throw was a new personal best and she now ranks second in the OVC. 

The Redhawks will end the Outdoor regular season this weekend competing at the Billy Hayes Invite in Bloomington, Ind. and at the Sycamore Open in Terre Haute, Ind.