Marie Abongwa (4/9/2025) - Athlete Awards - University of Maryland, Baltimore County

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Athletes of the Week

Marie Abongwa

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Athletes of the Week
Week Of

4/9/2025
Sport

Women's Track and Field
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Junior Marie Abongwa is the UMBC Athlete of the Week after sh set a school record in the hammer and earned two medals to lead UMBC's efforts at the 2025 George Mason Dalton Ebanks Invitational this weekend. Abongwa took the silver medal after her effort of 51.68 meters (169'7") in the hammer and placed third in the shot put with a toss of 13.62 meters (44'8.25"). UMBC Hall of Famer and Olympian Cleopatra Borel previously held the hammer mark.

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Date	Athlete	Sport
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12/15/2021	L.J. Owens	Men's Basketball
12/15/2021	Janee'a Summers	Women's Basketball
12/7/2021	Jasmine Holland	Women's Track and Field
12/7/2021	Dani Nicusan	Men's Swimming and Diving
11/30/2021	Keondre Kennedy	Men's Basketball
11/30/2021	Keelah Dixon	Women's Basketball
11/24/2021	Aysia Miller	Women's Volleyball
11/24/2021	Keondre Kennedy	Men's Basketball
11/9/2021	Quantrell Jones	Men's Soccer
11/3/2021	Kai Wisner	Men's Swimming and Diving
11/3/2021	Loren Teter	Women's Volleyball
10/27/2021	Grace Rigsbee	Women's Volleyball
10/27/2021	Gabe Laracuente	Men's Swimming and Diving