INDIANAPOLIS -- Milwaukee sophomore Aaron Dillion (Milwaukee, Wis.) and senior Samia Taylor (Madison, Wis.) have swept the Horizon League Indoor Field Athletes of the Week honors.
Both Dillion and Taylor competed at the Badger Classic in Madison, Wis. This is the first award of the season for either.
Dillion, in his second season competing for his hometown team, took first place in the triple jump with a 14.43m distance, nearly a meter and a half in front of his closest competitor. He also took second place in the long jump, reaching 6.67m.
Competing in her hometown, Taylor also took first place in the triple jump at 12.05m, a meter-plus farther than second place. In the long jump, Taylor posted another first with a distance of 5.75m and outdistancing the runner-up by about half a meter.
The Panthers will compete in the Iowa State Open on Friday and Saturday in Ames, Iowa.
2012 Horizon League Cross Indoor Field Athletes of the Week:
Nov. 26: Andrew Rixon, Valparaiso; Candice Carajohn, Loyola
Dec. 5: Ja’Quan Patterson, Detroit; Sarah Drozdowski, Valparaiso
Jan. 15: Aaron Dillion, Milwaukee; Samia Taylor, Milwaukee
