Indiana Sweeps Weekly Men’s Indoor Track & Field Awards
Hoosiers’ Eric Bethea and Cooper Williams are this week’s honorees
Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Cooper Williams, Indiana
So. – West Lafayette, Ind. – West Lafayette
• Took top honors in the mile run at the Indiana vs. Tennessee Duals on Jan. 5, winning in a personal-best time of 4:04.55, which also stands as the fastest time in the nation this year by nearly three seconds
• Also led the Hoosiers’ 4×400 relay squad to victory at the dual meet in a time of 3:13.53, the ninth-quickest time in the nation this season
• Named an Academic All-Big Ten selection in 2017-18
• Earns his first career Indoor Track Athlete of the Week award
• Last Indiana Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week: Rikkoi Brathwaite (Dec. 12, 2018)
Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Eric Bethea, Indiana
Sr. – Piscataway, N.J. – Piscataway Township
• Set a personal-best mark in the triple jump for the second consecutive meet, leaping 15.86 meters to win the event at the Indiana vs. Tennessee Duals on Jan. 5
• Continues to own the best triple jump mark in the nation this season
• Collects his second career Indoor Field Athlete of the Week award, both this season
• Last Indiana Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: Eric Bethea (Dec. 12, 2018)
2018-19 Big Ten Men’s Indoor Track & Field Weekly Honors
Dec. 12
T: Rikkoi Brathwaite, Fr., IND
F: Eric Bethea, Sr., IND
Jan. 9
T: Cooper Williams, So., IND
F: Eric Bethea, Sr., IND