AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Track and Field senior thrower Elena Bruckner and senior jumper O'Brien Wasome swept the first Big 12 Outdoor Athlete of the Week honors of the year, the league office announced Wednesday. It is the first career Big 12 Outdoor weekly honor for both Bruckner and Wasome.
Bruckner, a San Jose, Calif. native, took the early national lead outdoors in the shot put and discus with her throws at the Longhorn Invitational last Saturday. En route to winning both events, Bruckner threw the shot put an Outdoor personal-best 16.