NEW ORLEANS – Lee University's Josiah Brooks was named the NCAA Division II Men's Indoor Track & Field National Athlete of the Week by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Communications Department for his performances this past weekend at the 2018 BSC Indoor Icebreaker which was held at the Birmingham Crossplex.
Brooks picked up wins in the Triple Jump and the 200-Meter Dash; and finished as the top collegiate in the 60-Meter Dash.
The senior set two schools records in the 60 (6.76) and 200 (21.42), both of which were the best marks recorded at the NCAA DII level this week. He also added a win with a 15.19-meter showing in the triple jump which was also the best performance recorded in the division.
On a grand scale, Brooks posted the second-best time the 200, fourth-best in the 60 and seventh-best in the triple jump across all collegiate levels. All three performances were NCAA provisional marks.
Brooks is the first athlete from Lee (Tenn.) to be named National Athlete of the Week during the indoor season.
National Athlete of the Week is an award selected and presented by the USTFCCCA Communications Staff at the beginning of each week to 10 collegiate cross country athletes (male and female for each of the three NCAA divisions and two NJCAA divisions).
Nominations are open to the public. Coaches and sports information directors are encouraged to nominate their student-athletes; as are student-athletes, their families and friends, and fans of their programs. Nominated athletes are noticed before those athletes found through searching TFRRS.
The award seeks to highlight not only the very best times, marks and scores on a week-to-week basis, but also performances that were significant on the national landscape and/or the latest in a series of strong outings. Quality of competition, suspenseful finishes and other factors will also play a role in the decision.
