DENVER - Missouri-Kansas City's Blake Hocking has been named Western Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the week, respectively, for Feb. 15-21.
Hocking, a senior from Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence HS) took first-place in the shot put at the Nebraska Tune-Up on February 19. Hocking's winning mark of 16.99 meters proved to be a season-best, and places him atop the WAC performance list in the event.