DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Sun Conference announced its weekly award winners in the sport of outdoor track & field on Monday, and South Carolina Beaufort’s Josh Roper was named the men's outdoor field athlete of the week for event ending Mar. 10.
Roper finished in the top 10 in three events at the Palmetto Classic while setting school records in two of them. He finished fifth in the shot put with a distance of 13.32m and seventh in the Javelin with a throw of 33.49m, both school marks. He also tossed the discus 37.04m for a 10th-place finish.