Hylton Named Southland Conference Men's Field Athlete of the Week
3/31/2021 2:00:00 PM | Track & Field
Southland Conference release
FRISCO, Texas -- Lumberjack decathlete Asani Hylton has been named the Southland Conference Men's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week for the second week of the outdoor season, according to a release from the league office on Wednesday. Hylton, a native of Westmoreland, Jamaica, earns the weekly award for the first time in his career.
Hylton captured a first-place finish in the decathlon event last weekend at the 93rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, scoring 7,536 points. The junior's performance at the meet currently ranks first in the nation for the decathlon and stands as a personal-best performance. Hylton and the Lumberjacks are back in action for a two-day meet, beginning Friday, April 2, for the UTSA Decathlon event in San Antonio, Texas.
Southland weekly award winners are nominated and voted upon by each school's sports information director. Voting for one's own athlete is not permitted. To earn honorable mention, a student-athlete must appear on at least 25 percent of ballots.
FRISCO, Texas -- Lumberjack decathlete Asani Hylton has been named the Southland Conference Men's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week for the second week of the outdoor season, according to a release from the league office on Wednesday. Hylton, a native of Westmoreland, Jamaica, earns the weekly award for the first time in his career.
Hylton captured a first-place finish in the decathlon event last weekend at the 93rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, scoring 7,536 points. The junior's performance at the meet currently ranks first in the nation for the decathlon and stands as a personal-best performance. Hylton and the Lumberjacks are back in action for a two-day meet, beginning Friday, April 2, for the UTSA Decathlon event in San Antonio, Texas.
Southland weekly award winners are nominated and voted upon by each school's sports information director. Voting for one's own athlete is not permitted. To earn honorable mention, a student-athlete must appear on at least 25 percent of ballots.
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