TicketSmarter WAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week Announced
DENVER – Tarleton's Justin Raines 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 April 6 through April 10.
Raines, a freshman from Copperas Cove, Texas, collected a runner-up finish at the North Texas Classic, Saturday. He finished second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.23, 0.01 seconds behind North Texas' Karlington Anunagba. His time earned him the spot as the fastest sprinter in the WAC performance list and 26th in the NCAA according to TFRRS.
Neal, a senior from Chester, Texas, won the javelin at the Carl Knight Invitational, Thursday through Saturday. He won the event with a mark of 72.26m (237' 1"), placing him first in the WAC and 10th in the NCAA performance lists.
Other track nominees: Abilene Christian's Maxwel Kiplagat placed fourth in the steeplechase (9:14.70) at the Carl Knight Invitational ... Grand Canyon's Jacob Lewis placed sixth in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:49.64 that places him first in the WAC and 39th in the NCAA performance lists at the Sun Angel Classic, Thursday through Saturday … Stephen F. Austin's Jeremiah Curry won the 400-meter run with a time of 46.54 seconds, first in the WAC and 46th in the NCAA performance lists, at the Carl Knight Invitational … UT Rio Grande Valley's Tristan Pena won the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:52.13 and placed eighth in the 800-meter run with at time of 1:55.33 at the UIW Invitational, Friday through Saturday … Utah Valley's Zane Farrer win the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 12.18 seconds, third in the WAC performance list, at the Weber State Spring Open, Friday.
Other field nominees: Abilene Christian's Tyler Richardson won the shot put with mark of 16.63m (54' 6.75") and placed sixth in discus throw (48.00m/157' 6") at the North Texas Classic ... Grand Canyon's Eric Cabais-Fernandez placed sixth pole vault with a mark of 5.22m (17' 1.5"), placing him second in the WAC and 29th in the NCAA performance list, at the Sun Angel Classic … Tarleton's Alan Palmer won the long jump with a mark of 7.18m (23' 6.75") at the North Texas Classic … UT Rio Grande Valley's Michael Campbell won the shot put (15.05m/55' 11.25") and discus throw (46.72m/153' 3") placing him first and third in the WAC performance list, respectively, at the UIW Invitational … Utah Valley's Seth Krauss finished runner-up in high jump with a mark of 2.09m (6' 10.25") at the Weber State Invitational.