Nathan Bates and Mike Russell have been named Men's Track and Field Athletes of the Week by the North Coast Athletic Conference.
Bates was named the Men's Sprinter/Hurdler of the Week after winning the 400-meter dash at Saturday's William Welch Invitational at Rose-Hulman. The junior won the event with a season-best time of 49.74. He was also a part of two winning relays for the Little Giants, running in the 4 X 100-meter (43.07) and the 4 X 400-meter (3:23.16) races.
Russell earned Men's Field Event Athletic of te Week with a lead of 22 feet, 5 inches in the long jump. The sophomore was also outstanding on the track, winning the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.41. He was second in the 100-meter dash (11.42), and ran as part of both winning relays, as well.