After dominating performances on the track and in the field, Idaho came away from the second week of January with three Verizon WAC Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week honors.
Kristine Leonard, a sophomore from Rexburg, Idaho, won two titles at the Snake River Open in Pocatello, Idaho, Saturday. She also won the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.4 seconds, which is fast enough for second best in the WAC this season. To finish out the meet, she took the long jump with a mark of 18-7.25 feet.
On the men’s side, Ben Ayesu-Attah and Jeremy Klas took WAC honors.
Ayesu-Attah, a freshman from Coquitlam, B.C., began his Idaho career with a win and a meet record in the 400-meters at the WSU Open.
Senior pole vaulter from Moscow, Klas, opened his season with the eight best vault in the country, 17-4.5 feet, Saturday at the WSU Open. The jump broke his own meet record and won the competition by nearly a foot.