CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University track & field program saw two student-athletes earn Mid-American Conference Athlete of the Week honors in juniors Baldvin Magnusson (Akureyri, Iceland-Hull University) and Newlyn Stephenson (Gary, Ind.-Thea Bowman Academy), the league office announced today, Feb. 9.
Magnusson highlighted the second day of the Meyo Invitational for EMU, capturing the Meyo Mile crown with a personal-best time of 3:58.08, Feb. 5. The harrier now owns the third-best mile time in school history and is the sixth Eagle to run a sub-four-minute mile.