SAN MARCOS, Texas – After their performances at the Charlie Thomas Invitational this past weekend, graduate student Daniel Harrold was named the Sun Belt Men's Track Athlete of the Week and sophomore Taejha Badal was named the Sun Belt Women's Track Athlete of the Week for the period ending February 6, the conference announced on Wednesday.
Harrold became the first Sun Belt Athlete in history to break 7.70 in the men's 60-meter hurdles this past weekend, when he went 7.68 and placed first in the finals of the event. He broke his own school record and set a new meet and facility record as well.