IRVING, Texas – Middle Tennessee nabbed three weekly awards in the first week of Conference USA’s Track and Field Athletes of the Week for the 2018 indoor season. FIU junior Terrisa Russell earned this week’s Female Field Athlete of the Week. Middle Tennessee freshmen Cecelia Francis and Lamarco Petty received Female Track Athlete of the Week and Male Track Athlete of the Week, respectively. Rounding out this week’s honors is Blue Raiders junior Jacob Patten with the Male Field Athlete of the Week.

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Female Track – Cecelia Francis, Middle Tennessee, Fr., Lagos, Nigeria
Francis ranks first in the nation and C-USA in the 55-meter dash and fifth in C-USA in the 200-meter dash. The Nigeria native finished first in the 55-meter dash and the 200-meter dash in the Edward Temple Classic over the weekend and is second in the Middle Tennessee records with a 6.91 in the 55-meter dash.
 
Female Field – Terrisa Russell, FIU, Jr., Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Russell took first place in the weight throw with an 18.18 meter mark at the Clemson University Orange & Purple Classic over the weekend. The FIU junior is currently ranked 33^rd in the nation in the weight throw.
 
Male Track –Lamarco Petty, Middle Tennessee, Fr., Nashville, Tennessee
Petty snagged first place in the men’s 55-meter dash this past weekend at the Edward Temple Classic and helped the Blue Raiders finish third. The freshman currently ranks 31^st in the nation and second in C-USA in the 55-meter dash.
 
Male Field – Jacob Patten, Middle Tennessee, Jr., Memphis, Tennessee
Patten is currently 79^th in the nation and second in C-USA in the high jump and fourth in C-USA in the triple jump. The Memphis native took home first place in both the high jump and triple jump in the Edward Temple Classic over the weekend, helping Middle Tennessee to third.
 
2018 Female Track Athlete of the Week
1/9 Cecelia Francis, Middle Tennessee
 
2018 Female Field Athlete of the Week
1/9 Terrisa Russell, FIU
 
2018 Male Track Athlete of the Week
1/9 Lamarco Petty, Middle Tennessee
 
2018 Male Field Athlete of the Week
1/9 Jacob Patten, Middle Tennessee