The NAIA National Office announced its National Athlete of the Week selections for outdoor track & field on Wednesday.
Kenny Benton of Tennessee Wesleyan was named the Men’s Track Athlete of the Week after a sterling performance at the AAC Championships. Benton earned Track MVP honors thanks to winning the 100, 200, 400 and helping out on the first-place 4×100 relay.
Hunter Drops of Oregon Tech was named the Men’s Field Athlete of the Week after a strong effort at the CCC Multi Championships. Drops won the javelin throw with a mark of 70.93m (232-8) and now leads the nation by more than 25 feet.
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Loanie Cellard in the racewalk (No. 1, 25:30.87) and
Leondra Correia in the 100H (No. 1, 13.93w).
Katlyn Jones and
Renique Smith give the Warriors three athletes ranked in the top-10 in the 100H: Jones is No. 6 (14.41w) and Smith is No. 7 (14.45w).
Wayland Baptist (Texas) remained at No. 3 for the second consecutive week.
Coshan Campbell improved upon her national leading time in the 800, clocking 2:12.04c (2:12.42A) at the Masked Rider Open, while
Teresha Jacobs ran 2:17.30c (2:17.70A) (No. 8) in her first 800 of the year.
Safia Bright improved to No. 3 on the Descending Order List in the 200 after running 24.04c (24.00A), which pairs well with her No. 2 standing in the 100 (11.61w).