Colorado State University Athletics
Loftin Honored As MWC Athlete of the Week
5/6/2003 12:00:00 AM | Indoor Track & Field
Colorado State senior track and field athlete Drew Loftin was today named the Mountain West Conference Men?s Track and Field Athlete, earning his second award of the season.
Loftin hammered his way into the school and Mountain West Conference record books on Saturday. Loftin won the hammer throw at the Ward Haylett Invitational with a toss of 227-4, which breaks the all-time school record of 225-2 from Mattias Borrman in 1996 and it breaks the conference record of 221-9 from Jason Hammond of Wyoming in 2001. Loftin?s throw ranks fourth among Division I athletes this season and also ranks eighth among Americans, according to USA Track & Field.
This marks the third straight week and the fourth time in five weeks that a Ram has been honored by the league office. Mike Nicks and Katrice Thomas have also earned Athlete of the Week this season.
Colorado State will compete Friday evening in the Air Force Twilight meet before heading to the Mountain West Conference Championship next week at the University of New Mexico from May 14-17.
