Nicholas Newby Named OVC Co-Track Athlete of the Week

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Little Rock distance runner Nicholas Newby was named the Ohio Valley Conference's Co-Track Athlete of the Week Wednesday after breaking a 15-year-old school record in the 800-meter run.
 
Running an OVC-leading time of 1:51.03, Newby claimed his first career gold medal (indoors or outdoors), winning by 0.15 seconds. The fastest time in the conference by a half-second, Newby clocked a mark that is the fastest 800m time in the OVC in the past three years. Newby topped the old school record mark of 1:51.08 ran by Vladimir Findra in 2008.
 
This marks the seventh Athlete of the Week honor a Trojan track and field athlete has claimed this indoor season.
 
Little Rock returns to action this weekend at the Gorilla Classic on Friday and Saturday in Pittsburg, Kansas and at the Tyson Invitational on Saturday in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
 
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