DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Sun Conference announced the first Field Athlete of the Week award for the 2014 season on Monday, with ERAU's Angel Parra earning the honor.
ERAU freshman Parra began his outdoor track & field season by setting a personal record in the hammer throw at the USF Invitational. Parra, a 2014 indoor national qualifier, finished fifth out of 28 competitors with a distance of 43.95m. On the final day of competition in Tampa, Fla. he finished 25th out of 43 competitors in the shotput with a mark of 11.39m. For his final event, the discus, Parra was two meters shy of a "B" standard as he took home 12th with a mark of 38.19m.
The Eagles will be back in action on March 21-22 in Tallahassee, Fla. at the FSU Relays.