ARLINGTON, Texas – Grand Canyon’s Erin Brown and Israel Oloyede have been named the TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week, for the meet week ending on Sunday, Mar. 24.
 
Brown (Sr.) made his way to the top of the conference charts in multiple events after a stellar showing at the 2024 Willie Williams Classic. Brown broke his own school record in the 200m run with a time of 20.70, topping the WAC 200m rankings and coming in at 20^th nationally. Brown ran a conference-best 10.35 in the 100m dash, placing 37^th in the country. Brown was also in the Lopes’ 4x100m relay and helped the team run a 39.91, the best time in the WAC and 22^ndbest in the nation.
 
Oloyede (Gr.) cracked the top-ten of the national rankings in the hammer throw this past weekend with a mark of 69.85m (229-2.0). Oloyede jumped to the top of the WAC hammer throw rankings and currently sits at 7^th in the country.
 
2024 TicketSmarter WAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Awards
 
MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Erin Brown, Sr., Grand Canyon (Mar. 27)
Germain Lemaitre, So., Grand Canyon (Mar. 20)
 
MEN’S OUTDOOR FIELD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Israel Oloyede, Gr., Grand Canyon (Mar. 27)
Ben Moffett, So., Grand Canyon (Mar. 20)