Wickham and Phillip Win CUNYAC Track Athletes of the Week
1/19/2010 5:11:07 PM
JAMAICA, NY— York college junior Ronel Phillip and sophomore Kadisha Wickham have been named the CUNY Athletic Conference Men’s and Women’s Track Athletes of the Week respectively for the period ending January 17, 2010.
Both Phillip and Wickham put up strong performances at the Wesleyan Invitational last Saturday. Phillip won the 800-meter run in a time of 2:03.53 and then helped his team win the 4x400 relay later in the day. Wickham won both the 200-meter dash (25.94) and the 400-meter dash (1:02.05), while placing second in the high jump (1.47 meters). Wickham also aided the Lady Cardinals to a first-place finish in the 4x400 relay.
Wickham has now won a CUNYAC weekly award two straight weeks. She was awarded player of the week for women’s basketball.