DENVER – Louisiana Tech’s Albert Fullwood and Utah State’s Clint Silcock have been named the Verizon Western Athletic Conference Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week, respectively, for the week of April 12-18.
Fullwood, a senior from Shreveport, La. (C. E. Byrd HS), ran a season-best and WAC-leading 200-meter time of 20.93 seconds at the LSU Alumni Gold in Baton Rouge, La. on Saturday. Fullwood’s time is the fastest in the conference by over a half second in the event. The senior also ran the opening leg of the 4x100m relay team that ran 40.34, which tops the WAC so far this season.
Silcock, a junior from Salmon, Idaho (Butte HS), won the high jump with the second-best height in the NCAA, clearing seven feet, five inches (2.26 meters) as the Aggies hosted the Mark Faldmo Invitational on Saturday. Silcock’s mark is a career best and WAC best, as well as the second best in Utah State school history.
Other track nominees included: Boise State’s Sawyer Bosch, Fresno State’s Cameron Parker, Idaho’s Barry Britt and Utah State’s Armahd Lewis.
Other field nominees included: Boise State’s Zacharias Arnos, Fresno State’s Kory Stephens, Idaho’s James Rogan and Louisiana Tech’s Larry Jones.
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