Matt Love, Trinity University, Field Athlete of the Year

Matt Love, Trinity University, Field Athlete of the Year

MATT LOVE OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY was selected the Men's Field Athlete-of-the-Year.

Love, a junior from New Braunfels, Texas, won the discus at the conference championships before qualifying for nationals with a throw of 51.52 meters. At the NCAA championships, Love placed 11th in the event. He was also named the South/Southeast Region Field Athlete-of-the-Year.

Love earned five of the possible six votes, while Alejandro Briseno of Texas Lutheran earned the remaining vote.