Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
Emery Maki, Sr, Northwestern
Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing
Maki raced in three events and two meets this week, claiming 2nd, 3rd and 6th-place finishes. On Wednesday, Maki ran a season-best 2:17.14 to finish 6th out of 59 runners at the Gary Wilson Invitational, for a new top time in the UMAC. On Saturday, Maki placed 2nd in the 400m at the Janis Rider / Doug Bolstorff Invitational with a personal-best time of 59.67. Her new time shaved 2.01 seconds off her previous best and was only four-tenths away from the UNW program record. She also helped her 4x400 team to a third-place finish with a time of 4:16.91 (2nd in the UMAC).