PROVIDENCE, R.I. – University of Memphis' Jordan Wesner has been named the American Athletic Conference Male Field Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday. It is Wesner's first weekly conference honor of his career.
It is the second-consecutive week a Tigers track and field performance has been honored. Last week, Ashley Pryke was named the league's Female Field Athlete of the Week.
At the Mar. 24-25 Ole Miss/Joe Walker Invitational, Wesner won the men's high jump with a mark of 7-1 (2.16m). Wesner's jump was two inches higher than the runner-up's mark in the event.