Olujide-Ajibade, Bottelier, Sokol Named PNC Achievers of the Week
3/6/2024 9:41:00 AM | General, Women's Track & Field
PITTSBURGH - Foluke Olujide-Ajibade and Lydia Bottelier from Women's Track & Field and Baseball's Jack Sokol were named the PNC Achievers of the Week.
Senior Foluke Olujide-Ajibade will compete in the women's weight throw starting at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 7th. Olujide-Ajibade took silver at the 2024 ACC Championship meet. The Dublin, Ohio native threw for 21.67m, breaking her own personal and school record of 21.35m in the process.
Graduate student Lydia Bottelier will kick off the final pentathlon competition of her collegiate career at 9:50 a.m. on Friday, March 8th with the 60m hurdles. Bottelier is currently tied for the twelfth best score in the NCAA with 4150 points, recorded at the Penn State National Open, on January 26th. The Erwinna, Pa. native placed fourth in the pentathlon at the 2024 ACC Championship meet, where she finished in second in the 800m and the high jump, fifth in the 60m hurdles and shot put, and 7th in the long jump for a total of 4093 points.
Jack Sokol improved to 2-0 and had his best start of the season in Sunday's victory over Cal, as he helped the Panthers clinch the Las Vegas College Baseball Classic. Sokol struck out eight batters while allowing just one run on three hits in his six innings of work. The senior from New Albany, OH had season-highs in innings pitched and strikeouts against Cal, as well as season-bests in both hits and runs allowed.