Statesmen of the Week: Tahj Ferguson and Raven Williams

Oskaloosa–Men’s track and field athlete Tahj Ferguson (Sr., Hartford, Conn., Psychology) and women’s track and field athlete Raven Williams (Grad., Las Vegas, Nev., Master’s of Organizational Leadership) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of May 1-7, presented by Gardner Collier Jewelry.

Ferguson recorded a personal-best long jump of 23-0.5 at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship to place second. He also ran the 100-meter dash and finished 17th with a time of 11.25 seconds.

Williams tallied three fourth-place efforts at the Heart Championship, including once as an individual in the 400-meter dash in 59.66 seconds. She was also fourth as a member of the 4×100-meter relay (49.48 seconds) and the 4×400-meter relay (4:09.72). The graduate student just missed scoring in the 200-meter dash as well, placing 10th in 26.33 seconds.

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