CLEVELAND, Ohio – Kent State's William Barnes and Reggie Jagers III were each named a Mid American Conference Athlete of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday April 12th.
For Barnes, it is his third MAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week award of 2016, the previous two coming during the indoor season. At the Hilltopper Relays in Bowling Green, Ky. this past weekend, Barnes ran away with the 110m hurdles title, finishing well-ahead of the competition with a time of 13.68. Barnes' time is the fastest in the MAC this season and puts him in a tie for the 8th-fastest time in the country.