ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Jaxson Copelin has been named Missouri Valley Conference Athlete of the Week for Men's Track, per the weekly MVC Track & Field Notebook released on April 1.
Copelin wins the honor after running a 1:48.99 and placing first in the men's 800m race at the WashU Distance Carnival on March 28. Copelin's time ranks at the top in the MVC this season and is the third-fastest time in the Midwest region. Copelin's time is also the 25th fastest time in all of NCAA. His time is the second-fastest men's 800m outdoor time in program history, just 25-hundredths of a second behind Alec Hartman's 2021 school record.