TicketSmarter WAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week Announced
DENVER – Abilene Christian's Jamal January and Sam Houston's Clayton Fritsch has been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Men's Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week, respectively, for April 27 through May 1.
January, a senior from Austin, Texas, won the 100-meter dash and 110 meters hurdles at the ACU Oliver Jackson Twilight, Thursday. He won the 100 meters with a time of 10.33 seconds, good for second in the WAC performance list according to TFRRS. He then won the 110-meter hurdles in 13.75 seconds, recording the fastest time in the WAC performance list. His time in the hurdles did not get recorded on the NCAA performance list due to wind assistance, but it would have placed 28th in the nation.
Fritsch, a senior from Sealy, Texas, won the pole vault at the Texas A&M Alumni Muster, Saturday. He won with a mark of 5.75m (18' 10.25"), setting a new meet and stadium record while recording the second-best mark in the nation this season just behind his own season best. Fritsch is 0.5m (2") off his personal best (5.80m/19' 0.25") that he set two weeks ago.
Other track nominees: California Baptist's Said Mechaal finished runner-up in the 5,000 meters with a time of 13:48.68, second in the WAC performance list, at the Fresno State Invitational, Friday ... Stephen F. Austin's Muzuri Mattar won the 400-meter run with a time of 46.67 seconds, second in the WAC performance list, then came back and ran a leg in SFA's winning 4x400m relay (3:08.42) at the ACU Oliver Jackson Twilight … UT Rio Grande Valley's Alex Munoz placed third in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:47.78 at the Texas A&M Alumni Muster … Utah Valley's Caleb Furnell won the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.38 seconds then placed second in the 200 meters with a time of 21.12 seconds, fourth and sixth in the WAC performance list, respectively, at the Idaho State Bengal Invitational, Friday through Saturday.
Other field nominees: Abilene Christian's Tyler Richardson won the shot (17.27m/56' 8") then placed third in hammer throw (55.59m/182' 4") at the ACU Oliver Jackson Twilight. His performances put him first and fifth in the WAC performance list, respectively … Grand Canyon's Gabriel Binion won the long jump with a mark of 7.68m (25' 2.5"), second in the WAC and 40th in the NCAA performance lists, at the Desert Heat Classic, Friday … Stephen F. Austin's Cord Neal won the javelin throw with a mark of 70.28m (230' 7"), good for third in the WAC and 22nd in the NCAA performance lists, at the ACU Oliver Jackson Twilight … UT Rio Grande Valley's Michael Campbell placed fourth in discus throw with a mark of 50.82m (166' 9"), seventh in the WAC performance list, at the Texas A&M Alumni Muster … Utah Valley's Jacob Deming tied for third in pole vault (4.85m/15' 11") then placed eighth in the long jump (6.52m/21' 4.75") at the Idaho State Bengal Invitational.