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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.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
1/9/2012 Roosevelt Johnson Men's Basketball
1/9/2012 Brandi Simmons Women's Basketball
12/18/2011 DeShawn Patterson Men's Basketball
12/18/2011 Aja Gibson Women's Basketball
12/4/2011 Shannon Grover Track & Field
12/4/2011 Brandi Simmons Women's Basketball
11/28/2011 Aja Gibson Women's Basketball
11/28/2011 Jeremy Campbell Men's Basketball
11/20/2011 Brandon Fortenberry Men's Basketball
11/20/2011 Kelli Jenkins Women's Basketball
11/14/2011 Keiron Jones Football
11/14/2011 Aja Gibson Women's Basketball
11/7/2011 Simmie Yarborough Football
11/7/2011 Laura Verges Women's Tennis
10/31/2011 Tamra Grayson Volleyball
10/31/2011 Jordan Wells Football
10/24/2011 LaTruan Weary Football
10/24/2011 Maiya Cooper Women's Soccer
10/17/2011 Kory Theodore Football
10/17/2011 Karly Dagys Women's Soccer
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