PEYTON TUGGLE OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a sophomore from Bastrop, Texas, has been named the SCAC Track Athlete of the Week for meets held through Sunday, March 3rd.
Tuggle posted personal best times in both the 100 and 200-meter dashes to open up his outdoor season at the Trinity Open last week. The sophomore finished fourth in the 100 with a time of 10.93 and fifth in the 200 after crossing the line in 22.02. Tuggle also anchored the Tigers’ 4x100 relay team that finished second in 41.52 which is currently the fastest time in all of Div. III.
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Junior Max Blackburn of Colorado College set a school record in the 5,000-meters at the Long Beach State Opener, crossing the line in 8:58.55. Junior Chris Torres of Texas Lutheran posted the fastest time in Div. III in the 400-meter hurdles at the Trinity Open crossing the line in 56.00.
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| Week 1 | Darren Jones, Texas Lutheran University |
| Week 2 | Peyton Tuggle, Southwestern University |
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