Roland Hemmings Named Mid-Continent Conference Men's Outdoor Track and Field Athlete-of-the-Week :: Kangaroos junior earns honor after personal best time in winning men's 800 meters at UMKC Invitational April 30
5/3/2005 8:00:00 AM | Track and Field
May 3, 2005
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Roland Hemmings has been named Mid-Continent Conference Men's Outdoor Track and Field Athlete-of-the-Week, the league announced today.
Hemmings, a junior from Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, earned the accolade after winning the men's 800 meters at the UMKC Invitational April 30. Hemmings turned in a personal best time of 1:52.29, just .7 seconds off the school record in that event. His time was also the third-fastest in the men's 800 in the league this season.
It is the first Mid-Con track and field honor for Hemmings and UMKC this outdoor track and field season. The Kangaroos are currently gearing up for the Mid-Con Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which will be held May 2-4 at the Swinney Recreation Center Outdoor Track Complex at UMKC. Oral Roberts University serves as the host institution for the championships.
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