Sun Belt announces Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week (Feb. 15)
Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Jaylen Bacon, Arkansas State, Junior, Eastover, S.C.
Won star-studded 60-meter dash at Don Kirby Elite with time of 6.59 seconds (6.61 for altitude), the second-fastest time in the NCAA this season. The school record time moves him to a tie atop the Sun Belt list and ranks as the fourth-fastest time in the U.S. this year according to USA Track and Field. He also ran in the 200-meter dash, nearly breaking his own school record in that event with a time of 21.