IRVING, Texas - Sophomore thrower dominated the competition at this past weekend's outdoor-season opening 49er Classic en route to being named the Conference USA Male Field Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon.
The Belgrade, Serbia native entered Friday's competition holding the Charlotte track & field program record for men's hammer throw, only to break it with a monstrous toss of 66.91 meters (219'6") at Charlotte's Irwin Belk Track and Field Complex.
Veselinovic topped the field of 45 by more than 5 meters and came a mere 0.55 meters away from matching Dragan Majstorovic's Serbian national record in the event which he set in Minsk, Russia on July 27, 1990.