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Mustang Athlete Of The Week: Jakobi Turner

The boys track star helped lead Evergreen Park to a 3rd place finish out of 19 schools at Olivet Nazarene by winning the Triple Jump event.

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Jakobi Turner won the Triple Jump event at a meet hosted by Olivet Nazarene University, earning himself the latest Mustang Athlete of the Week honor.
Jakobi Turner won the Triple Jump event at a meet hosted by Olivet Nazarene University, earning himself the latest Mustang Athlete of the Week honor. (Courtesy of Jakobi Turner)

EVERGREEN PARK, IL - Jakobi Turner, a star on the Evergreen Park Community High School boys track team, is the newest Mustang Athlete of the Week.

Turner earns the designation after winning the Triple Jump event at a Feb. 23 high school meet hosted by Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais. As a team, the Mustangs finished third out of 19 at Olivet.

EPCHS Boys Track Head Coach Ray Mankowski nominated Turner for the honor.

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