FARMINGTON, Utah (February 24, 2020) – Northern Arizona senior
Kevin Cooney earned his first career Big Sky Men's Field Athlete of the Week award on Monday after a second-place finish in the weight throw last Friday during the NAU Tune Up.
Cooney recorded a mark of 19.08m in the men's weight throw, leading three Lumberjack men's throwers in the second, third and fourth place respectively in the event.
Cooney will head into this week's Big Sky Indoor Track & Field Championship in Pocatello, Idaho ranked second on the conference's performance list. Cooney's best mark of the season – 19.84m recorded during the Lumberjack Team Challenge on Jan. 17 – only trails teammate
William Beaudry's mark of 20.17m in the weight throw.
The Lumberjack men, who are ranked first in the country in the USTFCCCA indoor rankings for the second week in a row, and the Lumberjack women will compete for the conference championships beginning Thursday on the Idaho State campus.
