TicketSmarter WAC Men’s Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week Announced
DENVER – Utah Valley's Adrian Jones and Larry Still has been named the TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Men's Track and Field Athletes of the Week for Jan. 20-26.
Jones, a senior from Meridian, Idaho, earned gold in both of the events he competed in. Jones' first event was the mile run where he clocked in at 4:14.91, marking up to be number one in the WAC this season. Jones ran in the 3000m run cross the line first at 8:28.12.
Still, the senior from Richland, Wash., competed in the Pole Vault this week. Still marked a new UVU program record by nearly a foot on Saturday by clearing 5.30m (17-04.50) at Boise State's Ed Jacoby Invitational. The height was not only good enough to win the event, but also lead the WAC this season as well as mark the 16th best in Division I NCAA.
Other track nominee: GCU's Trey Johnson finished first in the 60-meter dash (7.87)... Seattle U's Zach Gonzalez earned gold in the 400m (50.35) ... UTRGV's Ricardo Mendoza finished third in the 800m (1:55.70) this week and competed in the 3000m (8:48.37).
Other field nominee: UTRGV's Paul May got better in Shot Put (17.68m) by 1.43meter. He also has a personal-best in Weight Throw (18.46m)... GCU's Aleksandris Eglitis came seventh in the Pole Vault (5.05m) this week.