Rylan Jordan wins second SAC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week honor
ROCK HILL, S.C. – For the third time in the outdoor season, Carson-Newman Track & Field has a weekly honor, and for the second time, it comes from the track. Rylan Jordan (Johnson City, Tenn.) was named the WePlayed Sports South Atlantic Conference's Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week on Tuesday by the league's office.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – For the third time in the outdoor season, Carson-Newman Track & Field has a weekly honor, and for the second time, it comes from the track. Rylan Jordan (Johnson City, Tenn.) was named the WePlayed Sports South Atlantic Conference's Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week on Tuesday by the league's office.
On the opening day of the Tennessee Invite, Jordan took second in the 200m. The sophomore set a personal record of 20.83 seconds, which is the tenth-fastest in Division II. Then on Saturday, he recorded the top mark in the 100m with a time of 10.30 seconds.
Jordan's stellar weekend in Knoxville was capped off in the 4x100m relay. Alongside Amine Kasmi, Taylor Madison and Favour Ekpekpe, the quartet of Eagles came in second at 39.63 seconds, the fastest time at the Division II level this season.
This is Jordan's fourth SAC honor of the year, his second during the outdoor season, he received the distinction twice during the indoor campaign.
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