Estes, Gordon and Oxley Named MAC Athletes of the Week
5/12/2015 4:05:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Kent State had three athletes – Morgan Estes, Jesse Oxley and Wayne Gordon – earn Mid-American Conference Athletes of the Week honors for the final week of the outdoor season, as announced by the conference office Tuesday, May 12th.
Morgan Estes was named co-women's field athlete of the week after taking first in the pole vault with a new personal-best 4.17m (13' 8.25"). Estes ranks second in the conference and is 29th in the nation.
Wayne Gordon was named the men's track athlete of the week after his performance at the Campbell-Wright Open this past weekend in Akron, Ohio. Gordon ran the 100m dash in 10.38-seconds for a first place finish. Gordon's time is first in the Mid-American Conference and ranks 48th in the nation.
Jesse Oxley was named the men's field athlete of the week as he went into Akron and defeated both Zips' pole vaulters, Shawn Barber and Matthew Rowland, on their runway. Oxley took first in the event with a jump of 5.20m (17' 0.75") as Rowland took second at 5.05m (16' 6.75") and Barber recorded no height.
The Golden Flashes track and field teams return to action this weekend, Thursday, May 14th through Saturday, May 16th when they travel to Muncie, Indiana for the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships hosted by Ball State.
![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)
