Men’s Outdoor - Track
Multnomah’s Brian Comer has been named the Red Lion Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week.
Comer, a senior from Sammamish, Wash., beat the NAIA “A” standard of 1:13.30 by six seconds with a 1:13.24 to win the Hop Hop Half Marathon on Saturday staged at Kleizer Armory finished first out of 449 male and female participants. In winning the event by seven minutes, he became the first Multnomah athlete to ever qualify for the NAIA National Championships, and is now eligible for the NAIA marathon at the Nationals on May 26 in Gulf Shores, ALa.
Honorable mention: Kevin Poteracke, SOU