FRISCO, Texas – Zach Beard and Djimon Gumbs of Northwestern State the Men's Track & Field Athletes of the Week awards as announced by the conference office on Wednesday.

Men’s Track Athlete of the Week: Zach Beard, Northwestern State – Sprints - Sr. – Fellowship, La.  
Zach Beard picks up the title of SLC Track Athlete of the Week for the second time this season. Beard ran the 100-meter dash at a blistering 10.00 at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout, the third-best time in the NCAA this season. He also clocked a 20.79 in the 200m. Beard was also part of the 4x100 relay team that ran a 39.54

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week: Djimon Gumbs, Northwestern State  – Throws - Sr. –  Roadtown, British Virgin Islands
Djimon Gumbs finds himself as the SLC Field Athlete of the Week for the first time this season after breaking a school record that had stood since 1982 in the shot put, throwing a 66-7 at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout. This is the best toss in the conference this season by more than seven feet. It is also the second-best toss in Southland Conference history, No. 4 in the NCAA, and tops the South Central Region. If that wasn't enough, he tossed a 186-3 in the discus, the second-best throw in the discus in the SLC this season and ninth in the South Central region.   
 

Date	Track Athlete of the Week	Field Athlete of the Week
Mar. 20	Cameron Chin, Lamar	Marcus Francis, McNeese
Mar. 27	Keontae Gaines, Northwestern State	Terrell Webb, Southeastern
Apr. 3	Zach Beard, Northwestern State	Justine Jimoh, A&M-Commerce
Apr. 11	Cameron Chin, Lamar2	Elijah Jackson, Lamar
Apr. 18	Freddy Richardson, Lamar	Slavko Stevic, Southeastern
Apr. 24	Jalon White, McNeese	Kenson Tate, Lamar
May. 1	Zach Beard, Northwestern State2	Djimon Gumbs, Northwestern State