ST. LOUIS – Indiana State sprinter JaVaughn Moore has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Male Track Athlete of the Week, the Valley announced on Tuesday afternoon.
Moore had a strong weekend in the sprinting events for Indiana State in South Bend, Ind. Competing at the Meyo Invitational, Moore started his weekend by qualifying for the 60-meter dash semi-finals, running the fourth-fastest preliminary time of 6.80. He then ran the sixth-fastest 200-meter dash time in Indiana State history of 21.57, good enough for fourth-place. On Saturday, Moore qualified for the 60-meter dash finals with a semi-final time of 6.