Wednesday, December 07, 2011

MACON, Ga. - In the opening week of the 2011-12 Atlantic Sun Conference Indoor Track & Field Season, Kennesaw State's Reginald Lewis and USC Upstate's Kenneth Sugishita earned the A-Sun weekly honors after their performances in the first week of competition.

TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK:
Reginald Lewis, Kennesaw State (Fr. – Multi-Events – Albany, Ga.)

• First Career A-Sun Honor
• Broke two Kennesaw State records at SIU Fast Start Meet; 60m and 200m
• Jetted to a time of 6.86 for second place in 60m dash
• Claimed third place in the 200m dash in 22.48
• Added fifth place performance in long jump (6.95m)

OTHER NOMINEES:

• Cameron Thomas (Jr., USC Upstate) – Set school record in 1,000m run in time of 2:36.91
• Filip Jalovy (Fr., ETSU) – Won mile run at Appalachian Collegiate Indoor; placed second in 800m

FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK:
Kenneth Sugishita, USC Upstate (Jr. – Throws – Arroyo Grande, Calif. – Accounting)

• First Career Field Athlete of the Week award
• Posted second-place finish in shot put (15.54m) in Clemson, S.C.
• Finished third in weight throw (15.45)
• Ranks 32nd in the nation in shot put

OTHER NOMINEES:

• Cornell Sneed (Sr., ETSU) – Placed seventh in weight throw and ninth in shot put at Appalachian Collegiate Indoor

2011-12 Atlantic Sun Men's Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
Date	Track Athlete of the Week (School)	Field Athlete of the Week (School)
Dec. 7	Reginald Lewis (Kennesaw State)	Kenneth Sugishita (USC Upstate)

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