Pitt State Sweeps Men's Track & Field Honors

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Pittsburg State teammates Jeremy Jackson and Kiara Jones have been named MIAA Men's Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of Feb. 8-14 as selected by a conference SID panel. Jackson and Jones are both first-time honorees this season.
 
MIAA MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Jeremy Jackson, Sr., Pittsburg State
Jackson raced to victory in the 55-meter hurdles at the Pitt State Invitational Friday. The Burton, Texas, native was clocked in 7.39 seconds. His mark converts to 7.92 seconds at the 60-meter distance, his season-best effort and the fastest time in NCAA Division II to date. Jackson also added a third-place performance in the 55 meters (6.43) Friday.

MIAA MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Kiara Jones, Jr., Pittsburg State
Jones set a new John Lance Arena and bettered his own Pitt State indoor record in the triple jump with a leap of 51 feet, 1.75 inches at the Pitt State Invitational Friday. The Pensacola, Fla., native who completed his prep career at Pittsburg High School improved his automatic-qualifying status in the discipline. Jones has the second-best mark in the MIAA and the third-best distance in NCAA Division II to date. He also added a second-place effort of 22-11 in the long jump at the meet, an indoor personal-best mark.

2009-10 MIAA Men's Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Week
1/18 - Track: Derwin Hall, So., ESU; Field: Josh Honeycutt, Jr., ESU
1/25 - Track: Frank Grant, Jr., Sr., SBU; Field: Brian Allen, Sr., PSU
2/1 - Track: Darius Walker, So., UCM; Field: Drew Frizzell, Jr., UCM
2/8 - Track: Josh Schuler, Jr., ESU; Field: Drew Frizzell, Jr., UCM
2/15 - Track: Jeremy Jackson, Sr., PSU; Field: Kiara Jones, Jr., PSU