FRISCO, Texas – Northwestern State's Vincent Graiani and New Orleans' Christopher Murphy have earned the Men's Track & Field Athletes of the Week awards, respectively, as announced by the conference office on Wednesday. 

Men’s Track Athlete of the Week: Vincente Graiani, Northwestern State - Sprints/Mid-Distance - So. - Munich, Germany 
Graiani was a member of the 4x400 relay team that broke the school record at the LSU Alumni Gold in 3:06.06, placing third.  That mark is nearly four seconds better than the rest of the Southland Conference. He also ran the 800-meters and clocked 1:49.44, which is the second-best mark in the league and the top time in the 800m in the SLC this past weekend. The relay team is eighth in the South Central Region, while he is sitting in 21st in the region in the 800m.

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week: Christopher Murphy, New Orleans - Jumps
Murphy placed fifth in the long jump at the LSU Alumni Gold with a season-best jump of 7.58m. His previous season-best mark was 7.18m. His performance ranks him at No. 42 on the D1 performance list and No. 26 on the East Region list. He was also a member of the 4x100m relay team who ran a season-best time of 39.51, which ranks No. 27 in the Division I and No. 18 on the East Region list.

 

Date	Track Athlete of the Week	Field Athlete of the Week
March 26	Jamari Harts, UTRGV	Marcus Francis, McNeese
April 2	Ibrahim Fuseini, East Texas A&M	Marcus Francis, McNeese
April 9	Elijah Rowe, Northwestern State	Justin Craft, Northwestern State
April 16	Corin Burns, UTRGV	Dadrian Calhoun, HCU
April 24	Edouard Lecrivain, HCU	Dadrian Calhoun, HCU
April 30	Vincente Graiani, Northwestern State	Christopher Murphy, New Orleans