TicketSmarter WAC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week Announced
DENVER – Lamar's Declan Neary and Sam Houston's Clayton Fritsch has been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Men's Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week, respectively, for Feb. 9 through 13.
Neary, a senior from York, England, led the Cardinals at the Howie Ryan Invitational, Friday. He won the mile with a time of 4:11.14 and finished fifth in the 800 meters with 1:54.73. His performances rank sixth and seventh, respectively, in the WAC performance lists according to TFRRS.
Fritsch, a senior from Sealy, Texas, won the pole vault event at the Howie Ryan Invitational. He updated his season best with a 5.65m (18' 6.5") mark. His performance kept him first in the WAC and placed him fourth in the NCAA performance lists according to TFRRS.
Other track nominees: Seattle U's Isaiah Payne finished eleventh in the 60-meter dash (6.98) at the Husky Classic, Friday. His performance puts him 14th in the WAC performance list.
Other field nominees: Lamar's Kenson Tate won the long jump with a 7.23m (23' 8.75") mark that puts him fifth in WAC performance list at the Howie Ryan Invitational