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

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Student Athlete of the Week

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.

Athlete Awards
Date	Athlete	Sport
9/27/2010	Henry Rop	Track & Field
9/27/2010	Karly Dagys	Women's Soccer
9/20/2010	Kory Theodore	Football
9/13/2010	Zeke Jones	Football
9/13/2010	Lauren Stillians	Women's Soccer
9/6/2010	Tommy Connors	Football
9/6/2010	Chelsea Barr	Volleyball
8/30/2010	Courtney Donald	Volleyball
8/30/2010	Kerry McWhirter	Women's Soccer
8/23/2010	Tabitha McReynolds	Women's Soccer
8/23/2010	Lacey Bockhaus	Women's Soccer
5/24/2010	Jeff Harkensee	Baseball
5/24/2010	Cedric Scotto	Men's Golf
5/17/2010	Adonson Shallow	Track & Field
5/10/2010	Cass Hargis	Baseball
5/10/2010	Katie Duhe	Softball
5/3/2010	Adonson Shallow	Track & Field
5/3/2010	Katie Duhe	Softball
4/26/2010	Chris Franklin	Baseball
4/26/2010	Morgane Dadot	Women's Tennis