Record-setting Quiara Wheeler wins weekly MAC Award
News Highlights: Record-setting Quiara Wheeler wins weekly MAC Award
Story links MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. Quiara Wheeler in Central Michigan was named Mid-American Conference Female Field Athlete of the Week for track and field after her performance in the Chippewas’ season opening on Saturday against Western Michigan. Wheeler, a senior from Flint, shattered her own CMU indoor weights record with a winning throw of 20.74 meters in the Chippewas’ victory over the Broncos on the Jack Skoog Indoor Track. Wheeler surpassed her old position, 19.75 meters, by nearly a meter. Converted to feet and inches, Wheeler’s throw on Saturday was 68 feet, ½ inch; her previous best throw was 64-9 ¾. She achieved that last season by finishing third at the MAC Championships. Wheeler’s coin toss draw for the nation’s fifth best this season. Wheeler also holds the CMU outdoor record (63.01 meters) in the hammer thrower. …