Sophomore Nathan Turner qualified for the second consecutive season in the men’s shot put and is ranked 11th nationally.
EMU Sophomores Nathan Turner and Victor Horton were recently honored as Old Dominion Athletic Conference track athletes of the week.
Turner, who hails from Elkton, Va., was named track "athlete of the week" for February 5-11 after competing at the Vince Brown Invitational in Newport News, Va.
Horton, of Pulaski, Va., was similarly honored January 22-28 after competing at the Dickinson Winter Meet.
While at the invitational, Turner shattered the weight throw record he set last season at the Virginia Tech Last Chance (15.33 meters) with a distance of 15.56 meters, placing him third overall in the event.
Sophomore Victor Horton was named the ODAC Track Athlete of the Week for January 22-28
He continued his dominance in the shot put with a throw of 15.86 meters, again setting a new season high that he had set at the DuCharme Invitational of 15.33 meters.
The throw gave him first place for the meet and qualifies him for the NCAA Championships March 10-11 in Terra Haute, Ind. (Click here to view NCAA rankings.)
While at the Dickinson Winter Meet, Horton finished first in the high jump with a height of six feet (6-0) while also competing in three other events that day.
He also competed in the triple jump, placing second in that event (13.20m) while coming in third in the 200 meter (23.75) and fifth in the long jump (6.00).
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