Leighton Graham, Colorado College, Men's Field Athlete of the Week (Week 6)

Leighton Graham, Colorado College, Men's Field Athlete of the Week (Week 6)

LEIGHTON GRAHAM OF COLORADO COLLEGEa senior from Boston, Mass., has been selected the SCAC Men’s Field Athlete of the Week for meets held from Monday, April 3 through Sunday, April 9. SCAC Track & Field Weekly Release - Week 6

Graham posted a personal-best throw of 148'10" at CC's dual meet against Gustavus Adolphus last Monday. That is the top throw in the SCAC this year. He also finished eighth at the Kit Mayer Classic in Golden, Colo., on Saturday against primarily Division II opponents with a toss of 136'6".

Other Outstanding Performances in the SCAC:
Senior Cooper Tyler of Trinity took second at the David Noble Relays in the Javelin with a throw of 53.45m. He also took sixth in the high jump with a mark of 1.85m. He currently leads the conference in the Javelin. Sophomore Jamal Maxey of Southwestern, in a mixed field of D2, D3, NAIA and junior college opponents, leaped an impressive 6.99m to place third in the Long Jump this past weekend at the David Noble Relays. His recent jump places him second overall in the current SCAC LJ standings. Junior Julio Lima of Dallas, competing in his first year as a thrower, had two personal records of 10.92 meters in the shot put and 32.86 meters in the javelin at the UNT Classic on Saturday.

SCAC Men's Field Athletes-of-the-Week
Week 1 Ezra Acero, Texas Lutheran University
Week 2 Leighton Graham, Colorado College
Week 3 Michael Roper, Southwestern University
Week 4 Adrian Washington, Southwestern University
Ezra Acero, Texas Lutheran University
Week 5 Dalon Harris, Texas Lutheran University
Casey Hampton, Trinity University 
Week 6 Leighton Graham, Colorado College
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