East coast athletes are heating up the runway and the hardwood for the Big Green as the temperatures drop in the northeast. Juniors Dame Adelekun and Emma Cunningham are providing support to their respective teams. Adelekun had the first double-double of his career in a win over Brown for the men’s basketball team. Cunningham won the triple-jump at a track meet held at Harvard, narrowly missing setting a personal best.
Their efforts are rewarded by being named the DartmouthSports.com Athletes of the week.
Each week, DartmouthSports.com will spotlight two outstanding student-athletes - one male, one female - as Athletes of the Week. Student-athletes may be chosen based upon their efforts both on and off the field of competition.
Emma Cunningham, Jr., Ramsey, N.J., Jumps, Women’s Track and Field
Junior Emma Cunningham continued her unbeaten start to the season in the triple jump by taking first place on Saturday at Harvard with a jump of 11.95m. In a highly competitive event, the native of Ramsey, New Jersey won on her first jump which was 1 cm shy of her indoor personal best set in an meet earlier this winter.