SMUs Abraham Ekal, a sophomore from El Paso, Texas has been named the Western Athletic Conference mens indoor track and field athlete of the week.
Ekal finished second in the 1,000m at the Sooner Indoor with a time of 2:29.97 and was the top attached runner in the event. His 800m time of 1:51.22 is the fastest in the WAC this season.
Ekals next event is in Reno, Nev., for the WAC indoor championships on Feb. 21-23
Other mens athletes nominated included: Louisiana Techs Tawanna Williams took first in the shot put with a toss of 14.79m and finished third in the weight toss with a heave of 16.18m.