Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track and Field For Immediate Release | April 1, 2015 Contact: Jared Prescott ([email protected]) Phone: 504-556-0878 Mercedes-Benz Superdome 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive New Orleans, LA 70112 | SunBeltSports.org | @SunBelt | #FunBelt TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK PLAYERS OF THE WEEK FEMALE TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Mar. 18 ....................................Sydney Wright, Troy Mar. 25 ........................... Devyn Hosby, UL Monroe Apr. 1 .................... Kristina Knott, Arkansas State Apr. 8 ...................................................................... Apr. 15 .................................................................... Apr. 22 .................................................................... Apr. 29 .................................................................... May 6 ...................................................................... MALE TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Mar. 18 ...................Morgan Cormier, UL Lafayette Mar. 25 ......................Quentin Butler, UT Arlington Apr. 1 ..................... Jaylen Bacon, Arkansas State Apr. 8 ...................................................................... Apr. 15 .................................................................... Apr. 22 .................................................................... Apr. 29 .................................................................... May 6 ...................................................................... FEMALE FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Mar. 18 ................ LaPorscha Wells, Georgia State Mar. 25 ......................................... Corina Cox, Troy Apr. 1 .............................. Julia Lange, Texas State KRISTINA KNOTT JAYLEN BACON Apr. 8 ...................................................................... ARKANSAS STATE | FRESHMAN ARKANSAS STATE | FRESHMAN Apr. 15 .................................................................... Knott posted a time of 11.74 seconds in the prelims Bacon finished first in the 100-meter and 200-meter Apr. 22 .................................................................... of the 100-meter dash and posted a third place events at the UNF Spring Break Invitational. The Apr. 29 .................................................................... finish in the final. Her time of 11.74 seconds ranks freshman sprinter posted a time of 10.35 seconds May 6 ...................................................................... as the third-fastest in A-State history. Knott also ran in the final of the 100-meter dash, the fifth-fastest in the 200-meter dash, posting a fifth-place finish time in A-State history. In the 200-meter dash, Ba- with a time of 23.91 seconds, the third-best time in con sprinted across the finish line in 21.02 seconds, MALE FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK A-State history. She also competed in the long jump, the sixth-best time in Red Wolves history. Mar. 18 ......................... Justin Victor, UL Lafayette finishing fifth with a mark of 5.64m. Mar. 25 ............. Renaldo Frechou, South Alabama Apr. 1 ......................Tobi Fawehinmi, UT Arlington Apr. 8 ...................................................................... Apr. 15 .................................................................... Apr. 22 .................................................................... Apr. 29 .................................................................... May 6 ...................................................................... FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK PLAYERS OF THE WEEK BY CLASS Seniors ................................................................. 1 Juniors ................................................................. 3 Sophomores ......................................................... 4 Freshmen ............................................................. 4 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK BY SCHOOL Appalachian State ................................................ 0 UALR .................................................................... 0 Arkansas State .................................................... 2 Georgia Southern ................................................. 0 Georgia State ....................................................... 1 UL Lafayette ......................................................... 2 UL Monroe ........................................................... 1 South Alabama .................................................... 1 UT Arlington ......................................................... 2 Texas State ........................................................... 1 Troy ....................................................................... 2 USTFCCCA TEAM RANKINGS (MARCH 24) MEN 39 ...................................................... UT Arlington 72 ..................................................Arkansas State 73 ....................................................................Troy 95 ..................................................South Alabama JULIA LANGE TOBI FAWEHINMI 102 .................................................... UL Lafayette TEXAS STATE | SOPHOMORE UT ARLINGTON | SOPHOMORE 112 ...................................................... Texas State Sophomore Julie Lange put together an outstanding UTA’s Tobi Fawehinmi set a world Paralympic record in week competing at the Texas Relays and Bobcat Invi- the triple jump with a mark of 50 feet, ½ inch (15.25m) WOMEN tational. At the Texas Relays, she threw the shot put a at the Texas Relays. The old Paralympic record was 82 ..................................................South Alabama career-high 15.36 meters (50-4.75) to take the top spot set by China’s Fuiland Liu (49 feet, 10 inches) in 2012. 111 ...................................................... Texas State in the Sun Belt Conference. Then, at the Bobcat Invita- Fawehinmi suffered shoulder dystocia during childbirth, 118 .................................................... UL Lafayette tional in San Marcos, she threw for a career-high 53.74 and as a result, has an underdeveloped left arm. His 122 ............................................Georgia Southern meters (176-4) in discus to vault atop the SBC rankings mark currently ranks 19th in the nation and 11th in the in that event as well. Her discus throw puts her seventh West Region. It also is the best in the Sun Belt by nine 175 ..................................................................Troy on the NCAA West Outdoor Qualifying List while she sits inches. Fawehinmi placed third in his section at the 183 .................................................... UT Arlington 19th in shot put. Texas Relays. 189 ...................................................Georgia State www.SunBeltSports.org @SunBelt @SunBelt /SunBeltConference /SunBeltSports 1 2015 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE MARCH 6-7 Jaguar Opener Mobile, Ala. Geogia Southern, South Alabama, Troy 13-14 Battle of I-65 Birmingham, Ala. South Alabama 13-14 Coastal Carolina Invitational Myrtle Beach, S.C. Troy 14 McNeese Cowboys Relays Lake Charles, La. UL Lafayette, UL Monroe 14 Jacksonville State Invitational Jacksonville, Ala. Georgia Southern, Georgia State 14 UCA Relays Conway, Ark. UALR 19-20 Bulls Invitational Tampa. Fla. Georgia State 19-20 Rice Multis Houston, Texas UT Arlington 19-21 Alabama Relays Tuscaloosa, Ala. Arkansas State, South Alabama, Troy 20 Minnesota Mobile, Ala. South Alabama 20 TCU Invitational Fort Worth, Texas UT Arlington, Texas State 20-21 Wake Forest Invitational Winston-Salem, N.C. Appalachian State 20-21 Louisiana Classics Lafayette, La. UL Lafayette 21 Jim Mize Invitational Ruston, La. UALR, UL Monroe 25-28 Texas Relays Austin, Texas Arkansas State, UL Monroe, UT Arlington, Texas State 26-28 Texas State Invitational San Marcos, Texas Arkansas State, Texas State 27-28 University of North Florida Invitational Jacksonville, Fla. Georgia Southern, Troy 27-28 Yellow Jacket Invitational Atlanta, Ga. Georgia State, South Alabama 27-28 Raleigh Relays Raleigh, N.C. Appalachian State 27-28 San Diego State Invitational San Diego, Calif. Arkansas State APRIL 2-3 SFA Carl Knight Invitational Nacogdoches, Texas UL Monroe 3-4 Tiger Track Classic Auburn, Ala. Arkansas State, South Alabama, Troy 3-4 Victor Lopez Bayou Classic Houston, Texas UALR 3-4 VertKlasse Meet High Point, N.C. Appalachian State 3-4 Stanford Invitational Stanford, Calif. Arkansas State 3-4 Florida Relays Gainesville, Fla. Georgia Southern, Georgia State 3-4 Baylor Invitational Waco, Texas UT Arlington, Texas State 4 Tulane Invitational New Orleans, La. UL Lafayette 9-11 USA Invitational/Multi Gulf Shores, Ala. South Alabama, Troy 10-11 Tennessee Sea Ray Relays Knoxville, Tenn. Appalachian State, Arkansas State 11 UALR Open Little Rock, Ark. UALR 11 Mcneese State Springtime Classic Lake Charles, La. UL Lafayette 11 NSU Quad Natchitoches, La. UL Monroe 11 Spec Towns Invitational Athens, Ga. Georgia Southern 11 Incarnate Word Invitational San Antonio, Texas Texas State 15-18 Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, Calif. UALR, UL Monroe, South Alabama, UT Arlington 17 Southeastern Invitational Hammond, La. UL Lafayette 17-18 War Eagle Invitational Auburn, Ala. Troy 17-18 Georgia Tech Invitational Atlanta, Ga. Appalachian State, Georgia State 17-18 UCA Open Conway, Ark. UALR, UL Monroe 17-18 Oklahoma John Jacobs Invitational Norman, Okla. Arkansas State 18 Michael Johnson Classic Waco, Texas UT Arlington 18 LSU Alumni Gold Baton Rouge, La. UL Lafayette, Texas State 18 Beach Invite Norwalk,