Wednesday, January 09, 2013

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MACON, Ga. - The second Atlantic Sun Men's Indoor Track & Field Weekly Awards went to Northern Kentucky's Brendan Chwalek and Lipsomb's Houston Ward, announced Wednesday by the league office.

Chwalek set the Norse record in the 3,000-meter run by 0.66 seconds, while Ward captured two top-three finishes at the Ed Temple Classic.

• First Career Track Athlete of the Week award
• Took first place at the Golden Flash Gala in the 3,000-meter run
• Set a NKU record in the event with time of 8:34.18
• Bested the previous record by 0.66 second

• Tucker Peabody (Jr., Lipscomb) – Placed second in the 200m dash with time of 21.75 seconds

• First Career Indoor Field Athlete of the Week award
• Claimed two top-three finishes at the Ed Temple Classic
• Toss of 14.44m in weight throw earned second place
• Added third-place finish in shot put with distance of 14.4m

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