Nwokeji Named Big 12 Track & Field Athlete of the Week

HOUSTON – Junior thrower Cordell Nwokeji was named the Big 12 Men's Track & Field Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Wednesday.

The thrower collected his second consecutive win in the men's shot put with a personal best mark of 19.55m at the Victor Lopez Classic on Saturday. At the outdoor opener, he earned the victory with a mark of 19.48m. Nwokeji's mark ranks second in program history, just two centimeters short of Mark Baughman's school record of 19.57m set in 1979. The junior leads the Big 12 and ranks third in the NCAA this season.

Nwokeji earned his first career Big 12 Weekly honor and the fifth in program history, joining junior Antrea Mita, KeAyla Dove, De'Vion Wilson and Jamar Marshall Jr.

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