University of Connecticut Athletics
Travis Snyder Tabbed BIG EAST Field Athlete of the Week
5/4/2021 12:31:00 PM | Men's Track and Field
STORRS, Conn. - For the second time this season, UConn sophomore Travis Snyder (Saco, Maine) has been named the BIG EAST Outdoor Track & Field Men's Field Athlete of the Week.
The Huskies took three of the top-five spots in the pole vault at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial led by Snyder who for the second-straight week set a PR. Snyder cleared a height of 5.28 meters to come in second. The height ranks 38th in the NCAA this season.Â
On the women's side, senior Mia Nahom (New Milford, Conn.) was named the Women's Track Athlete of the Week.  Nahom ran the 3,000-meter steeplechase for the second time this spring and on Saturday night set a school record in the event at the Virginia Grand Prix. Nahom's PR took nearly nine seconds off her time from late March to finish second in the race with a time of 10:10.76. She breaks the previous record of 10:11.57 set by Meg Cunningham in 2017. The time currently ranks 42nd among all Division I competitors.
