PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Wichita State thrower Cory Martens was named the American Athletic Conference Male Field Athlete of the Week for the week of Jan. 16-22, the league announced Tuesday.
The Newton, Kan., native led the Shocker throwers with four top-3 finishes, including three first place finishes. On Friday, Martens won the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular weight throw with a mark of 19.76m/64-10, moving him up to No. 6 on the Shocker all-time top-10 list.
His mark is No. 1 on the American Athletic Conference performance list and currently No. 32 nationally.
Martens carried his success into Saturday, sweeping the Shocker Prelude throws with marks of 19.