Lowry, Roe, Thomas, and Short Named #BigSkyTF Athletes of the Week
OGDEN, Utah (April 8, 2019) – The Big Sky Conference announces their #BigSkyTF Athletes of the Week. Montana’s Maryn Lowry and Northern Arizona’s Matilde Roe took home the honors on the women’s side while Kyle Thomas from Northern Colorado and Zachary Short from Idaho took home the honors for the men.
Montana’s Lowry won the 1,500 meters for the second week in a row with a time of 4:33.81 and also placed third in the 800 meters with a time of 2:15.74 to be named this week’s women’s track athlete of the week.
NAU’s Roe is the women’s field athlete of the week and competed in the women's javelin for the first time in her career at the Sun Angel Classic and was able to take first-place among collegiate participants with a mark of 48.86m that she reached on her second attempt.
UNC’s Kyle Thomas was the men’s track athlete of the week and recorded a time of 47.31 at the Colorado Invitational this weekend. Thomas' mark ranks first in the Big Sky this season and finished fourth in the race.
Idaho’s Zachary Short is the men’s field athlete of the week and won the shot put with a mark of 18.79 meters (61-7.75). His mark is currently the best mark in the Big Sky so far this season.
Other Women’s Track Athletes Nominated: Maggie Nelson, Eastern Washington; Dorian Nesby, Northern Colorado; Lauren Paven, Idaho; Alexis Buckhaults, Portland State
Other Women’s Field Athletes Nominated: Sophie Bowles, Eastern Washington; McKayla Bauer, Northern Colorado; Emilia Del Hoyo, Sacramento State; Madison Cicierski, Idaho State; Hannah Ringel, Idaho; Holly Houston, Montana; Angela Mumford, Portland State
Other Men’s Track Athletes Nominated: Carter Ledwith, Eastern Washington; Jakota Brown, Idaho State; Mack Baxter, Idaho; Xavier Melice, Montana; Donte Robinson, Portland State
Other Men’s Field Athletes Nominated: Gavin Lee, Eastern Washington; Jake Tagita, Northern Colorado; Frederick Wagner V, Sacramento State; Trevor Jensen, Idaho State; Brent Yeakey, Montana; Braden Masanga, Portland State