ST. LOUIS – Indiana State sophomores Casey Hood Jr. and Rachel Mehringer earned their first conference honors of the season Tuesday afternoon, as the Sycamore duo swept the MVC's weekly track awards.
Hood Jr. was named the MVC Men's Track Athlete of the Week, while Mehringer was tabbed the MVC Women's Track Athlete of the Week.
Hood Jr. set a Blue Demon Holiday Invite record in his season debut, clocking a time of 6.67 in the 60m prelims to advance as the fastest time in the field. He followed that with a time of 6.