Four track and field student-athletes were named Lone Star
Conference Athletes of the Week honors for their efforts last week,
league officials announced today.
Track & Field Athletes of the
Week
MEN’S TRACK
Jared McNeil, Tarleton State, Jr., Distance, Saginaw,
Texas/Boswell HS
McNeil finished ahead of all his NCAA Division I competition in the
1500m at the Rice Twilight in Houston on Saturday, placing second
overall with a time of 3:49.26. An unattached competitor was the
only runner to defeat McNeil, coming in under a second ahead of
him. McNeil had already provisionally qualified for the national
meet in the 1500m, but he bettered his time on Saturday, going from
No. 23 in the nation to No. 8 overall.
MEN’S FIELD
Daniel Draper, Eastern New Mexico, Jr., Thrower, Moriarty,
N.M./Moriarty HS
Draper qualified for the NCAA Championships, last Saturday, placing
second in the javelin throw at the Arizona State Sun Devil Open.
His throw of 199’-04” currently ranks third in the Lone
Star Conference.
WOMEN’S TRACK
Nicole Reid, Eastern New Mexico, So., Distance, Pueblo,
Colo./East HS
Reid placed 10th in the 800-meter run at the Arizona State Sun
Devil Open, with a time of 2:25.24, which is tenth in the Lone Star
Conference. Her time of 11:47.86 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase is
the second best in the LSC this season and earned her second place
at ASU. Both times set new ENMU records.
WOMEN’S FIELD
Kassie Daugherty, Eastern New Mexico, So., Thrower,
Bridgeport, Texas/Bridgeport HS
Daugherty placed seventh in the shot put at the Arizona State Sun
Devil Open, with a throw of 34’-6.25. She also earned fifth
in the discus, with a toss of 123’.