NEW ORLEANS – Coming off a record-breaking performance this past weekend, T'Mond Johnson was selected as the Sun Belt Conference Men's Field Athlete of the Week. It is the fourth weekly conference honor in the junior's career and second during the outdoor season.
Johnson began the outdoor campaign by breaking Texas State's shot put record at the Roadrunner Invitational. He surpassed the previous school record on his third attempt with a distance of 19.29m. The Killeen, Texas native topped his mark on his sixth and final attempt as he unleashed the shot and saw it fly 19.