Hood College

AJ Lewis and Mackenzie Rogers of the indoor track and field teams are the Hood College Athletes of the Week for January 20 after their impressive performances at the LVC Indoor Invitational. 

Lewis set the school record in the long jump, winning the event in the process. Lewis broke his own record on his second jump of the evening, leaping 6.62 (21-8 3/4), which held up for the win. The senior nearly matched the mark with a 6.61 on his final attempt of the day. Lewis advanced to the finals of the 55-meter dash and was fifth in 6.82 seconds, 0.01 faster than his preliminary time. He improved his personal best by 0.03 and remains the third fastest in the event in school history.

Rogers won the 55-meter dash at LVC. The newcomer ran the fastest time of the preliminaries, then cut over a tenth of a second off in the finals with her time of 7.86 seconds. The freshman became the second-fastest Blazer in school history in the event.