DALLAS – Conference USA announced its first edition of Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week on Tuesday, presented by Blenders Eyewear. Middle Tennessee’s Leonie Beu and John Sherman commenced the 2024 season with notable running performances at the Ed Temple Classic in Nashville to earn Track Athlete of the Week honors.
 
CUSA Female Track Athlete of the Week – Leonie Beu, MTSU, Sr., Papua New Guinea
After wrapping up last year’s indoor season at the 2023 CUSA Championship with a runner-up finish in the women’s distance medley relay, Beu’s momentum has not slowed down. The senior picked up a win last weekend with a time of 60.00 seconds in the 400-meter dash.
 
CUSA Male Track Athlete and Freshman of the Week – John Sherman, MTSU, Fr., Lavergne, Tenn.
In his already impressive debut campaign, Sherman ushered in the season by collecting two of the league’s weekly awards. The Lavergne, Tennessee, native picked up two wins last weekend in the 55-meter dash with a time of 6.38 seconds, and the 200-meter dash, rounding the track in 22.52.
 
2024 CUSA Female Track Athlete of the Week
J9           Leonie Beu, MTSU
 
2024 CUSA Female Field Athlete of the Week
J9           Not selected
 
2024 CUSA Female Freshman of the Week
J9           Not selected
 
2024 CUSA Male Track Athlete of the Week
J9           John Sherman, MTSU
 
2024 CUSA Male Field Athlete of the Week
J9           Not selected
 
2024 CUSA Male Freshman of the Week
J9           John Sherman, MTSU