DENVER - Chicago State's Ricordo McKenzie and Kansas City's Christopher Bryan have been named Western Athletic Conference Men's Track & Field Athletes of the Week, respectively, for Jan. 29- Feb. 4.
McKenzie, a sophomore from Montego Bay, Jamaica, reset a pair of school records at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational last weekend. He shaved one-tenth of a second off of his record in the 60-meter dash after posting a time of 6.87 in the finals to capture third place out of 34 competitors. Later he broke the four-year Chicago State record in the 200-meter dash when he crossed the finish line at 21.71 for ninth place out of 39 competitors. He now ranks third on the WAC's performance list for both events.
Bryan, a sophomore from St. Catherine, Jamaica, leapt his way into Kansas City's top-five list in the long jump at the Herm Wilson Invitational on Saturday. He jumped a personal best 7.36 meters in the event to finish second overall in the college division. This mark puts him at the top of the WAC performance list and tied for 75th in the nation.
Other track nominees: Grand Canyon's William Winfield posted a WAC top time and personal record in the 60-meter hurdles posting a converted time of 8.07 as he finished second against 21 competitors… Kansas City's Chadayne Walker finished first in the 60-meter dash with a WAC best time of 6.83 and placed second in the 200-meter dash posting a time of 22.64 seconds… Utah Valley's Jordan Carder placed first in both the 60-meter dash (7.02) and the 200-meter dash (WAC top time of 21.68) and finished fifth in the 400-meter event (49.71)… UT Rio Grande Valley's Abraham Chirchir placed first in the 3,000 meter run against 42 competitors with a time of 8:24.87.
Other field nominees: Chicago State's Landis Houston placed first in the triple jump with a leap of 46-1.50… Grand Canyon's Andrew Okonkwo placed second in the high jump as he tied the school record with a 2.05 meter mark which also placed him at the top of the WAC performance list… Utah Valley's Albert MacArthur won both the triple jump (14.62 meters) and long jump (7.16 meters)… UT Rio Grande Valley's Anthony Magallon set a new personal record with a 1.97 meter high jump.