BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Western Washington University freshman sprinter Karlington Anunagba is a repeat selection as the as the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Men's Track Athlete of the Week.
 
Anunagba (AN-nu-nag-bah), a freshman from Lagos, Nigeria, ran the second-fastest time in WWU and GNAC history at 10.33 while winning the 100m at the Jay Hammer Invitational on Saturday at the SMU Track & Field Complex in Lacey, Washington.
 
Racing in rainy conditions, Anunagba clocked his time with a tailwind of +2.9, under the threshold of 4.0 allowed for qualifying standards set by the NCAA. The 17-year-old freshman is currently ranked No. 3 in NCAA Division II this season and holds a provisional qualifying mark.
 
The 10.33 trails only the record 10.22 set by former Viking All-American Alex Donigian at the Mt. Sac Relays in 2015.
 
Anunagba also earned GNAC Athlete of the Week honors for April 1-7 after making his collegiate debut with a 10.77 while winning the 100m at the WWU Team Invitational at Civic Stadium in Bellingham.
 
Anunagba is the ninth selection for a WWU student-athlete as a GNAC Track & Field Athlete of the Week so far during the outdoor season.
 
WWU GNAC Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week (2019):

• Karlington Anunagba (Sprints) – April 1-7 & April 8-14
• J.T. Konrad (Pole Vault) – March 25-31
• Dylan Hayes (3,000m Steeplechase) – March 11-17
• Savannah Smith (400m) – March 11-17
• Maddie Taylor (High Jump) – March 11-17
• Cordell Cummings (Hurdles) – March 4-10
• Molly House (Hurdles) – March 4-10
• Raquel Pellecer (Javelin) – Feb. 25-March 3

Senior Savannah Smith (200m), junior Lexi Perry (Pole Vault) and sophomore Ben Malquist (Shot Put) were also nominated for this week's GNAC Track & Field weekly awards.
  The Vikings will be in action this week at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California (Wednesday-Friday) and the Beach Invitational in Long Beach, California (Friday-Saturday).