Red Lion Athletes of the Week Announced
The following CCC student-athletes have been recognized as Red Lion Players of the Week for their performances during the period of May 8-14:
Men’s Outdoor-Track
Northwest hurdler TJ Randle is the Red Lion men’s outdoor Track Athlete of the Week after being voted the Track Athlete of the Meet at last weekend’s CCC Championships.
Randle, a junior from Tacoma, Wash., was a double-winner
on Friday and
Saturday as he swept the 110m and 400m hurdle events. He ran a NAIA "A" qualifying mark in each race with his 14.74 in the 110 and a 52.45 in the 400, bettering his personal bests in both. His latter mark ranks No. 2 in the NAIA this season.
Men’s Outdoor-Field
Corban’s Jason Bracken is the Red Lion men’s outdoor Field Athlete of the Week after being voted the Field Athlete of the Meet at last weekend’s CCC Championships.
Bracken, a junior from Battle Ground, Wash., scored 31 points for the Warriors at the conference meet. His record-setting performance was highlighted by winning the high jump in dramatic fashion with a mark of 6 feet 6 ¼ inches on the final jump. He also took third in the decathlon (6,319) and discus (145-3) and scored additional points in the javelin, triple jump and shot put.
Women’s Outdoor-Track
Southern Oregon’s Rakayla Tyler is the Red Lion women’s outdoor Track Athlete of the Week after being voted the Track Athlete of the Meet at last weekend’s CCC Championships.
Tyler, a sophomore from Henderson, Nev., was part of four event victories. Individually, she broke school and meet records in the 100 (11.87), tied a school record in winning the 200 (24.60), and placed third in the 400 (59.60) as a wild card. With her relay teammates, she helped break school and meet records in the 4x100 (47.07) with the No. 8 time in the NAIA, then capped the meet with a 4x400 (3:56.37) win.
Women’s Outdoor-Field
College of Idaho’s Claire Otero is the Red Lion women’s outdoor Field Athlete of the Week after being voted the Field Athlete of the Meet at last weekend’s CCC Championships.
Otero, a junior from Caldwell, Idaho, helped the Yotes win their fifth consecutive team title by scoring 23 points and notching two wins in the throws.
On Friday, she registered a season best in the hammer (157-2) by over seven feet, leading four Yotes in the top four. And on Saturday, she defender her discus title with a mark of 148-1 on her third attempt, another season best. She also added a sixth-place showing in the shot put (39-1 ¼).