COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Makaleb McInnis was named the Field Athlete of the Week, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference announced Monday afternoon.

McInnis, from Bremerton, Washington, competed in his first collegiate track and field meet this weekend at the Blue Hawk Games. The senior won the javelin toss with a mark of 194'3.0" (59.20m). That distance is a provisional qualifying mark, and is ranked number one in the RMAC, and 25th in the nation. He is the only RMAC student-athlete to have achieved a provisional qualifying mark in the javelin this season.

The Green and Gold outdoor track and field teams will next compete at the RMAC Championships April 26-28 in Rapid City, S.D.  

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