ST. LOUIS - Sophomore Dearis Herron and redshirt senior Erin Reese have both been named the Missouri Valley Conference Field Athletes of the Week, the Valley announced Tuesday afternoon.
Dearis Herron, So., Indiana State (Springfield, Ill.)
Dearis Herron began his sophomore campaign with strong performances in the jumps for Indiana State on Saturday. Herron was victorious in the long jump with a personal-best jump of 7.23m (23-08.75), which leads the conference and is 10th in the NCAA. The sophomore also managed to pick up a second place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 14.