WICHITA, Kan. — Pablo Sanz-Rillo of Friends University and Vance Shewey of Tabor College have earned the KCAC Men's Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week honors, respectively, the conference office announced Monday. The two student-athletes were selected for their performances from April 22-28 by a vote of conference sports information directors. All KCAC Player of the Week honors are presented by Equity Bank.
Track Athlete of the Week
Pablo Sanz-Rillo - Friends University
Jr. | Madrid, Spain
Sanz-Rillo, a multiple time NAIA All-America performer, hit a massive PR and the NAIA "A" Standard with a time of 22:00.12 that is a new school record and the second best mark in the NAIA this season. Sanz-Rillo posted a top-five individual finish in the event that was stacked at the presigious Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa.
Field Athlete of the Week
Vance Shewey - Tabor College
Jr. | Meade, Kan.
Shewey took first place with an NAIA "A" Standard high jump of 2.12m, a mark that puts him fifth in the NAIA and first in the KCAC heading into the conference meet in early May.
Previous Winners:
- Week 1 (March 18): Ryan Stade, Tabor (Track) | Joshua Blakely, Evangel (Field)
- Week 2 (March 26): Inioluwa "Enoch" Ojo, Bethany (Track) | Maurice Gray, Sterling (Field)
- Week 3 (April 2): Ryan Heline, Saint Mary (Track) | Maurice Gray, Sterling (Field)
- Week 4 (April 8): Elijah Cole, Saint Mary (Track) | Alex Richardson, Evangel (Field)
- Week 5 (April 17): Ryan Stade, Tabor (Track) | Austin Hoyt, Friends (Field)
- Week 6 (April 22): Wyatt Johnson, Kansas Wesleyan (Track) | Jacob Ludwick, Ottawa (Field)
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