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IRVING, Texas\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The American Conference has announced the winners of the league\u2019s weekly outdoor track & field awards for the week ending Sunday, May 3.<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s Track Athlete of the Week
\nJosh Parrish, Jr., Wichita State
\nParrish finished second in a competitve men\u2019s 110-meter hurdles final at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial on May 1-2 in Athens, Georgia. Parrish\u2019s conference-leading time of 13.46 ranked 15th in NCAA Division I as of May 5.<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s Field Athlete of the Week
\nOlu Williams, So., North Texas
\nWilliams won the men\u2019s discus throw at the SMU Invitational on May 1-2 following a fourth round attempt of 58.12m (190-8.0). Williams, the conference leader in the discus from a mark posted earlier this season, would have ranked fourth in the American and 32nd in the nation as of May 5 with his top throw at SMU.<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s Track Athlete of the Week
\nTeegan Anderson, Jr., Florida Atlantic
\nAnderson finished fourth in the first section of the women\u2019s 1500-meter run at the East Coast Relays on May 1-2. Anderson\u2019s time of 4:23.61 was atop the American performance list thus far this season as of May 5.<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s Field Athlete of the Week
\nSarah Pullium, R-Sr., Charlotte
\nPullium won the women\u2019s discus throw at the Duke Twilight on May 3 with a PR throw of 55.81m (183-1.0). Pullium\u2019s winning attempt was the top throw in the American and ranked 24th nationally as of May 5.
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