Alex Young (2/1/2016) - Athlete Awards - Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics

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Alex Young

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Student Athlete of the Week
Week Of

2/1/2016
Sport

Track & Field
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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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Date	Athlete	Sport
5/6/2013	Amber Sather	Softball
4/29/2013	Rhys West	Men's Golf
4/29/2013	Kelsey Nichols	Softball
4/21/2013	Phillippe Moore	Track & Field
4/21/2013	Reginka Nychytailova	Women's Tennis
4/15/2013	Rhys West	Men's Golf
4/8/2013	Jeffrey Milliron	Track & Field
4/8/2013	Isabel Brito	Women's Tennis
4/1/2013	Tate Scioneaux	Baseball
4/1/2013	Kenna Terry	Softball
3/25/2013	Eamon Bradley	Men's Golf
3/25/2013	Rachael Hellyer	Softball
3/18/2013	Mason Klotz	Baseball
3/18/2013	Michelle Duhe	Softball
3/11/2013	Brandon Fortenberry	Men's Basketball
3/3/2013	Renee Villarreal	Women's Tennis
3/3/2013	Jordan Hymel	Baseball
2/25/2013	T.J. Herbert	Track & Field
2/25/2013	Kelsey Nichols	Softball
2/17/2013	Todd Nelson	Men's Basketball