A-State Sweeps SBC Men’s Track & Field Weekly Awards

JONESBORO, Ark. (4/15/21) – After a successful weekend across three different meets, the Arkansas State men's track and field team swept Thursday's Sun Belt Conference track and field weekly honors, as Lexington Hilton and Carter Shell were tabbed Men's Track and Field Athletes of the Week.

Hilton earned his first Track Athlete of the Week honor after shattering the school record in the men's 10,000m at the Wichita State Open on Saturday night, clocking a time of 29:36.67 in the first 10,000m race of his career. That time bested the previous record by nearly a full minute and is No. 2 in the Sun Belt this season. After transferring from Southern Arkansas, the Green Forest, Arkansas, native…