Duffus Garners MAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week Honors
1/22/2013 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field, Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Sophomore qualifies for conference championships in pair of events at Akron Dual.
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Sophomore Ann Marie Duffus (North Clarendon, Jamaica) was named Mid-American Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday (Jan. 22).
Duffus continued her stellar campaign, qualifying for the conference meet in the 60-meter hurdles and long jump while helping the Golden Flashes to a decisive 89-62 dual meet victory over rival Akron. Duffus won the 60-meter hurdles in 8.47, surpassing herself for the second-best time in school history and ranking second in the conference this year. In the long jump, her mark of 19'-07.00" is good for second in the conference and fourth in school history.
The Golden Flashes compete next on Saturday (Jan. 26) at the Redbird Invitational in Normal, Ill.
![Four Kent State track and field athletes pose together on the awards podium wearing light blue Under Armour uniforms and gold MAC Championship medals. Left to right: Chaz Sakala (bib 1196), Sean [last name partially visible] (bib 1157, holding a relay baton), Ryan Gross (bib 1167), and Jacob Stanley (bib 1192). The group smiles for the camera following their relay event at the MAC Outdoor Championships.](https://images.sidearmdev.com/resize?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net%2Fsidearm.nextgen.sites%2Fkentstatesports.com%2Fimages%2F2026%2F5%2F21%2FIMG_2657.jpg&height=340&type=webp)
