CLEVELAND – The Northern Illinois University women's track and field team claimed both the Mid-American Conference Track and Field Athlete of the Week awards as Kadeja Campbell (St. Ann, Jamaica) was named to league's Track Athlete of the Week and Jazmyn Smith (Pinecrest, Fla./Gulliver Prep) was named its Field Athlete of the Week. 

Campbell ran the top time in the MAC in the 200 meters at the season opening Jimmy Grant Invitational (Dec.11), hosted by the University of Iowa. The St. Ann, Jamaica native ran a time of 24.63 seconds, 16th-best in the nation, to finish third in the meet, just a quarter of a second behind first-place Yinka Mary Ajayi of Drake.

Smith won the long jump at Iowa's Jimmy Grant Invitational with a top mark of 5.93m (19-05.50), the best in the MAC this season. Smith's best attempt of the competition came on her first attempt and was nearly a foot ahead of the rest of the field, as second-place measured 5.68m (18-07.75).

NIU will return to action in the New Year as the Huskies compete in the Bob Eubanks Open, hosted by Grand Valley State in Allendale, Mich., on Saturday, Jan. 15.