Date Posted: 2/27/2008

MACON, Ga. – In the final weekend before the Atlantic Sun Indoor Track and Field Championships, Belmont thrower Joe Frye warmed up for the meet by setting a school record in the weight throw. On Wednesday the conference announced that he had won his first male Athlete of the Week award, the final award of the indoor season.

Frye, a sophomore music business major from Roscommon, Mich., broke the school record with a distance of 53-10.5 (16.42m) at the Broadway Prescription Invitational, hosted by Southeast Missouri, on Feb. 22. The throw was good enough to place Frye in fifth for the competition. He will enter the Indoor Track and Field Championships with the third-best throw in the event. He also owns a top-six distance in the shot put. His throw of 47-04.25 (14.43m) ranks sixth in the league. He set that mark on Jan. 5 at the Ed Temple Classic.

The Atlantic Sun Conference is a 12-member league committed to Building Winners for Life, with a focus on academic and athletic integrity and a balance between the two for the student-athlete, and maintaining a high level of sportsmanship. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun encompasses six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun consists of some of the most dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Gardner-Webb University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.

Other Top Performer

Jared Carlson, LIP (So. – Distance – Rockford, Ill. – Mechanical Engineering) – Finished fourth in the mile at the Southeast Missouri Invitational with a time of 4.33.6, his personal best time.

Related Links:
 • A-Sun IndoorTrack and Field Championships