TicketSmarter WAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week Announced
DENVER – Abilene Christian's Jack Marshall and Utah Valley's Aaron Johnson has been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Men's Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week, respectively, for March 30 through April 3.
Marshall, a sophomore from Brady, Texas, placed within the top-eight in two events at the TTU Masked Rider Open, Friday through Saturday. He placed fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 20.88 seconds that puts him first in the WAC and 45th in the NCAA performance lists according to TFRRS. He then placed seventh in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.45, second just behind his own season best (10.44) in the WAC and 85th in the NCAA performance lists.
Johnson, a senior from Las Vegas, Nevada, placed first in long jump at the UVU Collegiate Invitational, Thursday through Friday. He won the event with a career best mark of 7.69m (25' 2.75") that puts him first in the WAC and 11th in the NCAA performance lists.
Other track nominees: California Baptist's Said Mechaal won the 5000 meters with a time of 13:55.33, first in the WAC and 47th in the NCAA performance lists, at the West Coast Relays, Thursday through Friday ... Grand Canyon's Landon Rast won the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:05.56 putting him fourth in the WAC and 79th in the NCAA performance lists at the GCU Invitational, Friday through Saturday … Tarleton's Kevin Baez won the 3000-meter with a time of 8:34.76 at the Baylor Invitational, Saturday … UT Rio Grande Valley's Jermarrion Stewart placed second in the 100m dash with a time of 10.58 and seventh in the 200m dash at the Roadrunner Invitational, Saturday … Utah Valley's Cameron Franklin won the 400-meter with a time of 47.53 seconds at the UVU Collegiate Invitational.
Other field nominees: Abilene Christian's Grant Baker placed second in pole vault with a career best mark of 5.81m (17' 0"), second in the WAC and 37th in the NCAA performance lists, at the TTU Maked Rider Open … Grand Canyon's Moataz Hassan won the shot put with a mark of 16.68m (54' 8.75") at the GCU Invitational … Tarleton's Alan Palmer placed second in long jump with a mark of 7.49m (24' 7") and tied for third in high jump with mark of 1.91m (6' 3.25") at the Baylor Invitational … UT Rio Grande Valley's Marco Guarjardo won the javelin throw with a mark of 50.51m (165' 8") and also won the triple jump with a mark of 13.59m (44' 7") at the Roadrunner Invitational.