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Athlete Awards

Student Athlete of the Week

Alex Young

Alex Young

  • Award
    Student Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/1/2016
  • Sport
    Track & Field
  • Bio
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Young won the wight throw at the KMS Invitational in Birmingham, Alabama with a record-breaking showing on Sunday. Young threw 74 feet, 1 inch (22.58 meters) on his final attempt,breaking the mark of 73-03.13 by former Lion All-American Adonson Shallow in 2010. The throw is also the second-best weight throw in the nation in 2016 behind Purdue’s Chukwuebuka Enekwechi’s 78-0.75. It was Young’s second win in the weight throw this season.


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8/23/2021 Cicily Hidalgo Volleyball
8/23/2021 Ellie Williams Women's Soccer
5/23/2021 Preston Faulkner Baseball
5/23/2021 Will Warren Baseball
5/16/2021 Charlotte Wissing Track & Field
5/16/2021 Jonathon Sawyer Track & Field
4/25/2021 Cam Goodman Softball
4/25/2021 James Benson II Track & Field
4/18/2021 Nadine Maher Women's Soccer
4/18/2021 Tyler Finke Baseball
4/14/2021 Cole Kelley Football
4/14/2021 Sophie Daigle Track & Field
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4/4/2021 Makenzie Maher Women's Soccer
3/28/2021 Tyler Finke Baseball
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