Eagles of the Week Presented by EMUCU

YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- Each week, the Eastern Michigan University Department of Athletics names the EMUCU's Athletes of the Week, as selected by the athletic media relations department based on their athletic performances from the previous week.

MALE NOMINEE
Name: Baldvin Magnusson
Sport: Cross Country
Position: Runner
Year: Junior
GPA: 3.46
Major: Exercise Science
Week's Achievements (detailed description of week's events):

Junior Baldvin Magnusson made his presence known in his season debut at the Florida State XC Open, pacing the Eagles with a seventh-place finish in the 8K race with a time of 24:03.7, Sept. 17. For Magnusson, his 24:03.7 time against nationally-ranked teams is a three second improvement from his outing at the 2020 Mid-American Conference Cross Country Championships when he crossed the finish line in 24:06.7, Nov, 21.

FEMALE NOMINEE
Name: Grace Whitney
Sport: Tennis
Position: Doubles
Year: Redshirt Senior
GPA: 4.0
Major: Urban and Regional Planning
Week's Achievements (detailed description of week's events):

Eastern Michigan University redshirt senior Grace Whitney had an impressive weekend on the courts as the Eagles opened their fall 2021 slate hosting the EMU Hidden Duals tournament in Ypsilanti. The team competed in matches against Bellarmine, Northern Kentucky, and Oakland. Whitney began the weekend with a dominant defeat of Bellarmine, 6-0, in doubles action. Whitney kept the momentum as she moved to her Saturday matches, where she and partner Luisa Pelayo made quick work of Oakland University, 6-2, and later Northern Kentucky, 6-2. With her impressive 3-0 weekend, Whitney is now 20-8 overall in two seasons with Eastern Michigan.

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