Milwaukee's Pozolinski, Valparaiso's Taylor Named Athletes of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS – Milwaukee freshman Nate Pozolinski (Appleton, Wis.) and Valparaiso junior Jazmin Taylor (Rock Island, Ill.) have been named Horizon League Indoor Field Athletes of the Week for the week of February 11-17.

Competing at the GVSU Big Meet, Pozolinksi topped the field of 33 competitors. His distance of 6.91m was not only a personal best, but also ranks as the top long jump mark in the League this season.

Taylor took first overall in the high jump at the Purdue Invitational while breaking the school record in the process. Earlier this season, Taylor set the program’s top mark at 1.63m. The junior added to that distance, setting a new record of 1.68m, which places her third in the League this season.

Milwaukee hosts the annual Panther Tune-Up Saturday, Feb. 22 while Valparaiso is slated to compete at both the GVSU Tune-up and the Alex Wilson Invitational on Friday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, Feb. 22.

Other Top Athletes of the Week:
Jordan Kelly, Valparaiso (Fr., Crown Point, Ind.) - Tied his season best pole vault of 4.51m at the Purdue Invitational.
Eric Lewis, Detroit (Sr., Eastpointe, Mich.) - In the Weight Throw Elite competition at the GVSU Big Meet, Lewis took seventh place with a toss of 18.78m.
Connor Neu, Youngstown State (Fr., Brook Park, Ohio) - Registered his best weight throw of the year at the SPIRE Invitational with a mark of 20.09m.
Richmond Richter, UIC (Jr., Romeoville, Ill.) - In the triple jump competition at the Chicagoland Championship, Richter placed first out of 20 competitors with the second best jump in the League this season (14.77m).
Gino Vitella, Oakland (So., Sterling Heights, Mich.) - Took home second-place honors at the GVSU Big Meet in the shot put with a distance of 16.28m.
Ashley Bussing, Detroit (Fr., Adrian, Mich.) - Posted her second-best shot put distance of the season at the GVSU Big Meet with a mark of 13.07m, good for sixth-place.
Nancy Harmon, Milwaukee (Sr., Skokie, Ill.) - Placed eighth in the weight throw at the GVSU Big Meet with a mark of 17.69m.
Ellie Pollock, Youngstown State (Fr., West Grove, Pa.) - Registered her longest jump of the year in the triple jump (11.83m) to take 10th place at the SPIRE Invitational.
Noelle Williams, UIC (Sr., Chicago, Ill.) - Placed ninth out of 28 competitors in the weight throw at the Chicagoland Championships with a throw of 14.27m.

Indoor Athletes of the Week:
Dec. 10: C.J. Gozdor (Oakland); Maria Harrison (Wright State) 
Jan. 14: Seyi Ogunleye (UIC); Sarah Drozdowski (Valparaiso)
Jan. 21: Aaron Dillon (Milwaukee); Meagan Joiner (Oakland)
Jan. 28: Bobby Grace (Youngstown State); Maria Harrison (Wright State)
Feb. 4: Seyi Ogunleye (UIC); Allyson Koglin (Detroit)
Feb. 11: Connor Neu (Youngstown State); Sarah Drozdowski (Valparaiso)
Feb. 18: Nate Pozolinski (Milwaukee); Jazmin Taylor (Valparaiso)