TicketSmarter WAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week Announced
DENVER – Abilene Christian's Jamal January and Stephen F. Austin's Cord Neal has been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Men's Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week, respectively, for March 16 through 20.
January, a senior from Austin, Texas, competed on two track events at the Wes Kittley Inivational and Multi, Thursday through Saturday. He won the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.80 seconds, putting him first in the WAC, fourth in the west region and seventh in the NCAA performance lists according to TFRRS. He placed 11th in the 400-meter hurdles (55.71).
Neal, a senior from Chester, Texas, won the javelin throw at the Ice Breaker Classic, Friday. He placed first with a mark of 69.31m (227' 5") that puts him first in the WAC, second in the west region and seventh in NCAA performance lists according to TFRRS.
Other track nominees: Grand Canyon's Landon Rast placed fifth in the 800 meters (1:53.72) and fourth in the 1500 meters with a time of 3:49.72, fastest in the WAC this season, at the Willie Willams Classic, Friday … Lamar's Jaylon Roberts placed third in the 400-meter dash with a time of 47.73, fastest in the WAC performance list, at the Louisiana Classic, Friday … Seattle U's Isaiah Payne finished first in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.65, good for seventh in the WAC performance list, at the OSU PNW Invite, Saturday … Tarleton's Justin Raines placed fifth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.33 seconds, second in the WAC performance list, at the Wes Kittley Invitational and Mutli, Thursday … UT Rio Grande Valley's Yashawn Hamilton placed first in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.58 seconds that puts him sixth in the WAC performance list at the South Texas Showdown, Friday.
Other field nominees: Abilene Christian's Jamal January won the long jump with a 7.59m (24' 11") mark that puts him first in the WAC, second in the west region and seventh in the NCAA performance lists at the Wes Kittley Invitational and Multi, Thursday ... Grand Canyon Jorden Okyere placed first in hammer throw with a mark of 56.39m (191' 7"), topping the WAC performance list, at the Willie Williams Classic … Lamar's Kenson Tate placed first in long jump with a mark of 7.26m (23' 10"), third in the WAC performance list, at the Louisiana Classic … Tarleton's Jamariyan Howlett placed fourth in high jump with a mark of 2.02m (6' 7.5"), second in the WAC performance list, at the Wes Kittley Invitational and Multi … UT Rio Grande Valley's Michael Campbell placed first in shot put with a mark of 15.57m (51' 1") at the South Texas Showdown, Friday.