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NEW ORLEANS \u2013 Louisiana\u2019s Mark Daley & Texas State\u2019s Aiden Hayes have earned recognition as the Sun Belt Men\u2019s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week for their performances over the last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
\nMark Daley, Louisiana
\n(Sr. | Sprints | Montego Bay, Jamaica)\u00a0<\/p>\n
Louisiana senior sprinter Mark Daley posted the fastest time in the 200 meters among SBC sprinters with a time of 20.64 seconds at the LSU Alumni Gold meet. He finished sixth overall in the event and recorded the third-best time in school history and also helped the men\u2019s 4×100-meter relay team \u2013 along with Zakhy Munro, Christopher Gravois and Mekhi Boutte \u2013 to a third-place finish in 39.83.<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
\nAiden Hayes, Texas State
\n(Sr. | Jumps | Richardson, Texas)<\/p>\n
Texas State senior Aiden Hayes won the high jump with a season best and conference leading clearance of 2.24m\/7-4.25. The performance moves Hayes into a tie for No. 2 in the nation and the South Central Region.<\/p>\n
2026 Sun Belt Men\u2019s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
\nWeek 1 \u2013 Ja\u2019Shaun Lloyd, Texas State
\nWeek 2 \u2013 Parker Kinney, App State
\nWeek 3 \u2013 Easton Hammond, Texas State
\nWeek 4 \u2013 Javel Fullerton, Southern Miss
\nWeek 5 \u2013 Ja\u2019Shaun Lloyd, Texas State
\nWeek 6 \u2013 Mark Daley, Louisiana<\/p>\n
2026 Sun Belt Men\u2019s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
\nWeek 1 \u2013 Menachem Chen, Arkansas State
\nWeek 2 \u2013 Francisco Calhau, ULM
\nWeek 3 \u2013 Tyler Nichols, Southern Miss
\nWeek 4 \u2013 Stafon Roach, ULM
\nWeek 5 \u2013 Tyler Nichols, Southern Miss
\nWeek 6 \u2013 Aiden Hayes, Texas State
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