MILWAUKEE - Divine Aniamaka of the Milwaukee track & field team was announced as Horizon League Men's Field Athlete of the Week on Tuesday morning.
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Aniamaka earned the honor after his performance in the triple jump at the Raleigh Relays on Friday, finishing second with a distance of 15.30m.
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The jump by Aniamaka ranks as the best by a Horizon League athlete thus far in the early part of the outdoor season by over 1.50m and moves him into third place on the Milwaukee all-time leaderboard.
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The award is the first of Aniamka's career, and the first of the outdoor season for the Panthers after collecting 11 during the indoor season.
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Milwaukee will return to action this Saturday when they make the trip to the Ashton May Invite, hosted by UW-La Crosse at the Veteran Memorial Field Sports Complex, beginning at 12:00 p.m.
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