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SEARS NAMED BIG TEN ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

1/12/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field

60-Minnesota junior Neketa Sears was named the Big Ten Conference women's track and field athlete of the week. Sears broke the Minnesota record in the 60-meter hurdles Saturday at the unscored Minnesota Open at the University of Minnesota Field House. She posted a time of 8.79 to win the event and break the old mark of 8.82 set in 1981 by Lisa Hanson.

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Neketa Sears

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