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First Weekly Awards Of The Outdoor #BIGEASTtrack Season Announced

Butler’s Johnny Leverenz claims two of the top times in the NCAA this season with a pair of PRs in Nashville.

BIG EAST Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Johnny Leverenz, Butler, Junior
At Vanderbilt’s Black & Gold Invitational (March 23-24), Leverenz clocked two lifetime bests, including the top 1,500 meter time in the NCAA (3:43.61). Leverenz was more than two seconds faster than Jack Anstey of Illinois State, who was second in the event. The junior also finished first in the 800 meters, with a time of 1:49.11. That time is good for the current No.