Indiana Sweeps Weekly Men’s Indoor Track & Field Awards
Hoosiers’ Eric Bethea and Rikkoi Brathwaite are the first weekly honorees of the 2018-19 indoor season
Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Rikkoi Brathwaite, Indiana
Fr. – Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – IMG Academy
• Won the 60-meter dash at last week’s Hoosier Open in a meet-record 6.68 seconds, the fastest time in the nation this year
• Also set national record in British Virgin Islands with his 60-meter time, eclipsing the previous mark which had stood for 16 years
• Earns his first career Indoor Track Athlete of the Week award
• Last Indiana Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week: Kyle Mau (Feb. 7, 2018)
Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Eric Bethea, Indiana
Sr. – Piscataway, N.J. – Piscataway Township
• Recorded a personal-best 15.82 meters to win the triple jump at last week’s Hoosier Open
• Holds the best triple jump mark in the nation this season
• Collects his first career Indoor Field Athlete of the Week award
• Last Indiana Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: Jyles Etienne (Dec. 13, 2017)
2018-19 Big Ten Men’s Indoor Track & Field Weekly Honors
Dec. 12
T: Rikkoi Brathwaite, Fr., IND
F: Eric Bethea, Sr., IND