Indiana University Athletics
Veatch Named National Athlete Of The Week
12/12/2017 3:33:00 PM | Track and Field
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Redshirt freshman Ben Veatch was named the NCAA Division I National Athlete of the Week by U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Tuesday.
The Carmel, Ind. native is coming off a record setting performance on Friday at the Hoosier Open in Bloomington, Ind. Veatch won the men's 5K race with the time of 13:57.27 breaking the USATF American Junior indoor record. The previous record was set in 2000 by Louis Luchini of Stanford University with the time of 14:08.37.
Veatch clinched in the No. 1 spot in the country with a three-second difference between him and No. 2 Jeff Thies of Portland University (14:00.55).
The national rankings are tracked and updated on Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS) after every meet. The top-16 finishers in every event will earn a spot to the NCAA Championships in March at Texas A&M University. Stay up-to-date on the Hoosier athletes in the TFRRS rankings men and women.
Veatch and the Hoosiers will be back in action on January 6, 2018 when they host a dual meet against Tennessee at Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse.
For complete coverage of everything Indiana track and field and cross country, make sure to follow the teams via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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The Carmel, Ind. native is coming off a record setting performance on Friday at the Hoosier Open in Bloomington, Ind. Veatch won the men's 5K race with the time of 13:57.27 breaking the USATF American Junior indoor record. The previous record was set in 2000 by Louis Luchini of Stanford University with the time of 14:08.37.
Veatch clinched in the No. 1 spot in the country with a three-second difference between him and No. 2 Jeff Thies of Portland University (14:00.55).
The national rankings are tracked and updated on Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS) after every meet. The top-16 finishers in every event will earn a spot to the NCAA Championships in March at Texas A&M University. Stay up-to-date on the Hoosier athletes in the TFRRS rankings men and women.
Veatch and the Hoosiers will be back in action on January 6, 2018 when they host a dual meet against Tennessee at Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse.
For complete coverage of everything Indiana track and field and cross country, make sure to follow the teams via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#GoIU
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