CU's Buchholz, Moore Named NAIA Field Athletes of the Week

3/26/2014 3:15:00 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Emma Buchholz (Sheridan, Ore./Sheridan H.S.) and Darien Moore (Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield H.S.) have been named the NAIA National Men's and Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week the national office announced Wednesday. Buchholz and Moore were selected based on their performances from March 17 – 23. This is the second award of the 2014 outdoor season.

The awards represent the second straight week Concordia has swept the awards as Jessica Mattos (Corralitos, Calif./Aptos H.S.) and Nate Moses (Fresno, Calif./Bullard H.S.) were tabbed as the NAIA Field Athletes of the Week on March 19.

Buchholz, a junior from Sheridan, Ore., put herself on the top of the NAIA performance list in the javelin throw at the NCAA Division III Lewis & Clark (Wash.) Spring Break Open on March 22. She took medalist honors with an effort of 154-8 (47.15-meters) and is now a full 11-feet farther than the next NAIA competitor on the season chart.

Moore, a junior from Bakersfield, Calif., crushed the school record in the hammer throw on March 22 at the NCAA Division III Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open. His hammer throw broke a mark previously held by two-time NAIA national champion Greg Schultz of Concordia. Moore uncorked a 213-2 (64.97 meters) toss in the hammer to add nearly three feet to Schultz' best mark of 210-9. In addition to the NAIA's top mark in the hammer this year, Moore also opened his 2014 outdoor campaign with the nation's No. 1 effort in the shot put with a 60-6 (18.44 meters) toss and holds a six-foot advantage over the NAIA's No. 2 mark. Moore has already reached the NAIA championship qualifying 'A' standard in three events as he posted the NAIA's No. 2 mark in the discus with a 171-2 (52.17 meters) this weekend.

Moore also won the national NAIA Indoor Field Athlete of the Week on Feb. 19.

For the complete Athlete of the Week calendar, click here.

2014 Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week (Field, Track)
Week 1 (March 19): Jessica Mattos (Corralitos, Calif./Aptos H.S.), Concordia (Ore.); Lexi Mitzel, Corban (Ore.)
Week 2 (March 26): Emma Buchholz (Sheridan, Ore./Sheridan H.S.), Concordia (Ore.) , Ellie Staker, Embry-Riddle (Fla.)

2014 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week (Field, Track)
Week 1 (March 19): Nate Moses (Fresno, Calif./Bullard H.S.), Concordia (Ore.); Brad Liston, Shawnee State (Ohio)
Week 2 (March 26): Darien Moore (Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield H.S.), Concordia (Ore.) , Justin Scruggs, Wayland Baptist (Texas)