NEW ORLEANS – Texas State's Aaron George, Kaylee Krenek and De'Marcus Porter ensured it would be a Bobcat trio taking home the Sun Belt Conference's Student-Athlete of the Week award this week.
George, a junior, earned the Men's Field Student-Athlete of the Week honor after posting the country's second-best long jump this past weekend at the Texas State Bobcat Challenge. George's leap of 7.99 meters (26-2.75) was a new career best and tops the Sun Belt Conference this season. In addition to the long jump, he also showed his track prowess helping to lead the Bobcats to the top spot in the SBC and a school-record-breaking time in the 4x100-meter relay (40.