DALLAS – WKU Track & Field's Dartez Hamlin and Alexis Williams were named Conference USA's Male and Female Track Athlete of the Week, respectively, the league office announced Tuesday. The honors mark the first for each student-athlete as well as first for WKU this season.
"It's great to see Alexis and Dartez recognized for their hard work by Conference USA," WKU Director of Cross Country and Track & Field Brent Chumbley shared. "I'm thrilled for both and excited to watch them succeed."
Over the weekend, Hamlin and Williams led the Red and White at the Kentucky-hosted Jim Green Invitational. Alabama A&M, Bellarmine, Belmont, Butler, Campbellsville, Cincinnati, Dayton, Eastern Kentucky, Kansas State, Kentucky, Kentucky State, Middle Tennessee, North Carolina A&T, Ohio State, Southern Illinois, Tennessee State, Thomas More, WKU and Xavier all competed at the two-day outing from the Nutter Fieldhouse.
Hamlin reset his personal best in the 60-meter race twice on the weekend, posting a 6.94 in the prelims before turning in another best of 6.91 in the finals to take home the Tops' lone top-five finish of the meet. The El Paso, Texas native's mark ranks fifth among all Conference USA competitors in the event this season.
On the women's side, Williams turned in two top-10 finishes, earning the mark in both the 200-meter (24.54) and 400-meter (58.10) races with a pair of personal bests. Both of the Hampton, Ga., native's times are the best in Conference USA this season. Williams' 200-meter mark ranks 26th across the NCAA to date.
WKU will be back in action again the next two weekends with trips to Samford and Marshall on the schedule, respectively.
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