By: Seth Stogsdill, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications
NEW ORLEANS - The US Track & Field & Cross Country Coaches Association released its National Athlete of the Week awards earlier today, and for the second time this season, Centre's
JP Vaught was named the Division III Men's National Athlete of the Week, this time for meets held through Apr. 24.
Vaught, competing at the Kentucky Invitational this past weekend, shattered the divisional 200-meter record with his wind-legal 20.66 (+0.5) and finished fourth in the top heat. That took 0.14 seconds off the previous all-time standard of 20.80 set by Sean Bernstein nearly 10 years ago.
It was a great opportunity for Vaught to test his might against a strong field, as he was entered in a section packed with flash: 2017 The Bowerman winner Christian Coleman won in 19.92; Kentucky's Lance Lang (2nd, 20.30), Dwight St. Hillaire (3rd, 20.38) and Kennedy Lightner (5th, 20.91) bracketed Vaught.
He previously earned the honor on March 22 following a performance at the Rhodes College Track & Field Invitational where he went 10.58 in the 100, a wind-aided 21.08 in the 200 and helped the Colonels win the 4×100 relay.
Centre track & field will return to action on Apr. 29-30 with the Southern Athletic Association Championships.
