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Houston sweeps men’s awards, Memphis and SMU split women’s honors

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly outdoor track and field honors for the week ending April 28.

MALE TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Mario Burke * Sr. * Houston * Bridgetown, Barbados
Burke won four events at the historic 125th Penn Relays last weekend. The senior sprinter helped the Cougars become the sixth team in Penn Relays history to sweep the sprint relays, running as part of all three first-place relay quartets. Burke ran the second leg of the 4x400-meter relay squad that posted the fastest time in the NCAA this season (3:02.