AUSTIN, Texas – Tripp Piperi of the Texas track and field program was named the Big 12 Track and Field Men's Athlete of the Week on Thursday.
The All-American opened the indoor season winning the Clemson Invitational with the second-best mark in the world this season at 20.71m (67-11.50). Piperi was the lone competitor to break the 20m mark and did it three times in competition. The Woodlands, Texas, native heads into week two of competition at No. 2 in the NCAA.
Piperi and the Texas track and field team travel to Lubbock, Texas, for the Leonard Hamilton Invitational for a one-day meet.