2017 Men's Track and Field Players of the Week
APRIL 24
(Field) Brett Charlton, Eureka College
Brett Charlton is the SLIAC Men's Field Player of the Week. Charlton, a sophomore at Eureka College, take first place at the Concordia Cougar Invitational in the long jump. Charlton, from Eureka, Ill., had a winning jump of 6.60 meters, the third-longest jump in the SLIAC this spring.
(Track) Shane Witters-Hicks, Principia College
Shane Witters-Hicks is the SLIAC Track Player of the Week. Witters-Hicks, from Golden, Col., competed in the 3000-meter steeplechase, taking first-place at the Rose-Hulman Twilight event. Witters-Hicks finished with a time of 9:16.05, setting a new meet and stadium record and recording the 6th fastest time in NCAA Division III this season.
APRIL 17
(Track) Daniel Kaiser, Spalding University
Daniel Kaiser picks up his second SLIAC Men's Track Player of the Week award this season after two top three finishes at the Centre Twilight Meet. Kaiser, a sophomore from Elkton, Ky., set a Spalding University record in the 400 meter, with a time of 49.46; placing first at the meet. He also finished the 200-meter race in a time of 21.89, taking third place at the meet and putting him in the top 32 in Division III this year.
APRIL 10
(Field) Kyle Goessler, Webster University
Kyle Goessler is the SLIAC Men's Field Player of the Week after breaking the Webster school record in the long jump. Goessler, a freshman from Imperial, Mo., jumped 6.49 meters, the third best mark in the SLIAC this season, placing seventh at the Big Blue Invite.
(Track) Caleb Clemons, Webster University
Caleb Clemons picks up his second SLIAC Men's Track Player of the Week award this season. Clemons, a sophomore from Florissant, Mo., set a SLIAC best time in the 100-meter dash this past weekend, with a time of 10.58 seconds. That mark was good for second place at the Millikin Big Blue Invite.
APRIL 3
(Field) Austin Lawrence, Fontbonne University
Austin Lawrence, from Fontbonne University, is the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Field Player of the Week. Lawrence, a freshman from Imperial, Mo., had a career outing in the javelin while at the Hanover Invitational. Lawrence finished with a distance of 36.40 meters, shattering the school record. His distance was over a 10-meter improvement from his previous personal best.
(Track) Daniel Kaiser, Spalding University
Spalding University's Daniel Kaiser is the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Track Player of the Week. Kaiser, a sophomore from Elkton, Ky., was impressive at the Bellarmine Invite where he placed in the top five in both the 200 meter and 400-meter dash events. He finished the 200 meter with a time of 22.16 seconds, finishing fifth overall. In the 400 meter, Kaiser finished with a time of 50.26 seconds, the second fastest time in school history while taking third at the meet.
MARCH 27
(Field) Jamie York, Webster University
Jamie York is the SLIAC Men's Field Player of the Week after an impressive debut for the Gorloks in the outdoor track season. York, a freshman from Troy, Mo., had two top five finishes including a first-place finish at Culver-Stockton. York placed first in the hammer throw with a distance of 41.93 meters. He actually topped that throw earlier in the week, 44.27 meters, at Rhodes where he finished 5th and setting a Webster record. York also set a school record in the discus at Rhodes with a distance of 35.58 meters.
(Track) Caleb Clemons, Webster University
Caleb Clemons, from Webster University, takes home the first SLIAC Men's Track Player of the Week award this season. Clemons, a sophomore from Florissant, Mo., set a Webster program record in the 100-meter dash last week. Clemons finished with a time of 10.76 seconds, placing him eighth in the field, and giving him the top time in Division III so far this season. Clemons also competed in the 200-meter dash, finishing in 22.46 seconds, second fastest among Division III runners.