BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Redshirt freshman Ben Veatch was named the NCAA Division I National Athlete of the Week by U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Tuesday.
The Carmel, Ind. native is coming off a record setting performance on Friday at the Hoosier Open in Bloomington, Ind. Veatch won the men's 5K race with the time of 13:57.27 breaking the USATF American Junior indoor record. The previous record was set in 2000 by Louis Luchini of Stanford University with the time of 14:08.37.
Veatch clinched in the No. 1 spot in the country with a three-second difference between him and No.