ORU's Brown and NDSU's Brost Named Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week

ORU's Brown and NDSU's Brost Named Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week

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ELMHURST, Ill. - Oral Roberts' Fredrick Brown and North Dakota State's Leslie Brost were named Summit League Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for their performances during the week of Feb.1-7.


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Fredrick Brown, Oral Roberts
Sr., Houston, Texas/Brazoswood
Brown earns his first career Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award after placing second with a school record mark in the triple jump at the Husker Invite among three nationally ranked teams, No.13 Oklahoma, No. 14 Nebraska and No. 22 Kansas State along with four other regionally ranked teams, No. 5 Colorado and No. 8 Wyoming of the Mountain region and No. 6 Iowa State and No. 12 South Dakota State of the Midwest region. His jump of 15.55m, marks a school record, a league-best jump and the 23rd best jump in the nation.

Also nominated: Kris Leverette, UMKC; Ted Rud, North Dakota State; Zack Jones, Oakland; Jared Vlastuin, South Dakota State; Preston Myers, Southern Utah; Davin Dollison, Western Illinois

Previous Winners: Feb. 1 - Luke Leischner, South Dakota State; Jan. 25 - Ben Jasinski, South Dakota State; Jan. 18 - Jack Whitt, Oral Roberts; Jan. 11 - Alex Pena-Lopez, UMKC; Dec. 14 - Michael Hemming, Western Illinois; Dec. 7 - Sean Burns, South Dakota State


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Leslie Brost, North Dakota State
Jr., Watertown, S.D./Watertown
Brost garners her second career Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week honor and the first of the season after winning the pole vault at the Bison Open. She cleared a school and Bison Sports Arena record of 4.25m, a league-best on the season and the ninth best mark in the nation.

Also nominated: Jylian Jones, UMKC; Sara Lieblein, Oakland; Cornisha Wilkerson, Oral Roberts; Brooke Garner, South Dakota State; Christina Day, Southern Utah; Nikki Klier, Western Illinois

Previous Winners: Feb. 1 - Christine Schmaltz, North Dakota State; Jan. 25 - Autumn Cleverley, Oakland; Jan. 18 - Kayla Kovar, Southern Utah; Jan. 11 - Denise Banda, UMKC; Dec. 14 - Brittni Hutton, Oakland; Dec. 7 - Whitney Carlson, North Dakota State

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