RICHARDSON – Texas A&M University-Commerce junior thrower Josh Boateng has been named the Co-Field Athlete of the Week by the Lone Star Conference, as announced Wednesday.
Boateng (St. George’s, Grenada) earned an automatic qualifying mark, provisional qualifying mark, and two event wins in the inaugural East Texas Quad.
In the discus, Boateng earned an automatic qualifying mark with the nation’s longest throw this season at 186-1 (56.73m), which also places him in the top 10 this year in all divisions. In the shot put, he launched the shot 57-7.5 (17.56m) for a provisional qualifying mark, the second-best in the LSC this season, and eighth-best in the nation.
He split the award with West Texas A&M’s Abraham Seaneke, who was the USTFCCCA National Field Athlete of the Week.
Boateng and the Lions compete at the 92nd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin this Thursday through Saturday.
Photo Credits: Josh Manck
SOURCE: Lion Athletics
