Deedee Colon Maldonado (1/31/2024) - Athlete Awards

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Deedee Colon Maldonado

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Athletes of the Week
Week Of

1/31/2024
Sport

Women's Track and Field
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Aurora University junior Deedee Colon Maldonado repeated as the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Indoor Track and Field Student-Athlete of the Week, as selected by the league's athletics communications professionals.

Colon Maldonado earned the honor after she broke her own NACC and Aurora records in the 3,000-meter run with a blistering time of 9:43.34 at the 2024 Blue Demon Alumni Classic hosted by DePaul University. She finished seventh in the race littered with NCAA Division I competitors. Colon Maldonado's time bettered her previous record (9:57.71) set on Jan. 19 by 14 seconds. In the span of eight days, Colon Maldonado dropped 30.05 seconds off the previous NACC record. Her performance currently ranks fourth in NCAA Division III.

Next action for the Spartan women's track and field team comes on Friday, February 2 when they travel to the DIII Keck Select meet hosted by Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois.

Athlete Awards
Date	Athlete	Sport
9/25/2024	Quintarius Davis	Football
9/18/2024	Michelle Beggs	Women's Golf
9/18/2024	Caleb Negley	Men's Golf
9/11/2024	Cooper Winslow	Football
9/11/2024	Mattias Morris	Men's Golf
9/5/2024	Megan Kobelt	Women's Golf
9/5/2024	Erin Henkel	Women's Volleyball
7/22/2024	Avary Henry	Women's Golf
7/22/2024	James Mautino	Football
4/30/2024	CJ Cazares	Baseball
4/30/2024	Faith Biggs	Softball
4/24/2024	Asher Deputy	Men's Lacrosse
4/24/2024	Lauren Bliefernicht	Women's Track and Field
4/17/2024	Deedee Colon Maldonado	Women's Track and Field
4/17/2024	Benjamin Jasper	Men's Lacrosse
4/10/2024	Madison Etheridge	Women's Track and Field
4/3/2024	Scott Boyajian	Men's Golf
4/3/2024	Nik Panico	Baseball
3/20/2024	Asher Deputy	Men's Lacrosse
3/20/2024	Brianna Peck	Women's Lacrosse