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Murphy and Ohiembor Garner MAC Track and Field Athlete of the Week Honors

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK RELEASE

CLEVELAND, Ohio - University of Akron track and field standouts junior Clayton Murphy (New Paris, Ohio) and redshirt junior Mike Ohiembor (Dayton, Ohio) were tabbed by the Mid-American Conference as the MAC Track and Field Athletes of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday, March 29.

Murphy was named the MAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week after garnering a first-place performance in the men's 1,500 meter to direct the efforts of the Zips' track and field team on the opening day of the Raleigh Relays on Friday, March 25.