Walker, Glassmaker Earn Men's T&F Awards

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Jeremy Glassmaker (Southwest Baptist) and Darius Walker (Central Missouri) have been named MIAA Men's Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Week for action from the beginning of the outdoor season through March 28, as selected by a conference SID panel. It is the second student-athlete of the week award this season for Walker, and the first for Glassmaker.
 
MIAA MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Jeremy Glassmaker, Sr., Southwest Baptist
In the outdoor season opener, Glassmaker won both the 800 and 1,500 meters at the PSU/Wendy’s Open. The senior from Marshall, Mo., won the 800 with a time of 1:57.36 and took first in the 1,500 by nearly two seconds, with a time of 4:04.18.

MIAA MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Darius Walker, So., Central Missouri
Walker followed up his NCAA Indoor Heptathlon Championship by winning the Angelo State University Spring Break Decathlon with an automatic-qualifying score of 6,989 points. The sophomore from Lee’s Summit, Mo., continued his success by winning the Mules’ first outdoor event. His score is a personal best by more than 400 points (6,585 previously), and is currently No. 1 in the nation. His decathlon score is the fourth highest in school history, and no other UCM decathlete has scored over 6,900 points since 2002.

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
2/22 - Track: Jeremy Jackson, Sr., PSU; Field: Drew Frizzell, Jr., UCM
3/30 - Track: Jeremy Glassmaker, Sr., SBU; Field: Darius Walker, So., UCM