Posted: Apr 23, 2024
MATTHEW HICKS OF UNIVERISTY OF ST. THOMAS, a senior from Cypress, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Men’s Field Athlete of the Week for meets held from Monday, April 15 through Sunday, April 21. SCAC Track & Field Weekly Release - Week 8
Hicks cleared 1.90m in the high jump last weekend at the Rice Twilight Invitational. His performance was good enough for seventh place among athletes across all divisions. Clearing 1.90m last weekend is the second-best mark of the season for Hicks, who enters the SCAC Championships with the third best mark of 1.95m.
Other Outstanding Performances in the SCAC:
First year Sean Lam of Colorado College posted a season best mark in the triple jump last week at the Loper Invitational. Lam finished fifth with a mark of 11.76m, currently the seventh best leap in the SCAC this season.
| SCAC Men's Field Athletes-of-the-Week | |
| Week 1 | Ezra Acero, Texas Lutheran University |
| Week 2 | Dalon Harris, Texas Lutheran University |
| Week 3 | Tias McClarty, Trinity University |
| Week 4 | Dalon Harris, Texas Lutheran University Matthew Hicks, University of St. Thomas |
| Week 5 | Ezra Acero, Texas Lutheran University |
| Week 6 | Dylan Sullivan, Southwestern University |
| Week 7 | Adrian Washington, Southwestern University |
| Week 8 | Matthew Hicks, University of St. Thomas |
| Week 9 | |
