Seniors Luise von Agris and Jada Wilson were named the IUP Athletes of the Week, announced by the IUP Sports Information Office Monday morning.
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Von Agris helped lead the IUP women’s tennis team to the 2018 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championship with a pair of 5-0 wins in last week’s tournament. Von Agris was named the PSAC Tournament MVP for her efforts, going a combined 3-0 including the title-clinching singles victory.
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She paired with Jarka Petercakova for her only win during IUP’s victory over West Chester in the semifinals, defeating the Golden Rams’ top doubles team by a score of 8-2. The two then defeated Mercyhurst’s best doubles team 8-3 and defeated the Lakers’ Kayla Frost 6-4, 7-6 for the deciding victory.
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Von Agris has been named an IUP Athlete of the Week four times in the last five weeks and has earned the award five times in her career.
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This is Wilson’s first ever IUP weekly honor after she ran an NCAA Division II provisional qualifying time in the 400 hurdles at Ohio State’s Jesse Owens Track & Field Classic Saturday.
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Wilson finished fifth overall in the event with a time of 1:01.69, a new personal best. She finished the weekend with the fastest 400 hurdles time in the PSAC, third fastest in the Atlantic Region, and 25th in Division II this year.
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