Rio Grande's Booth, Everett sweep RSC Men's Outdoor Track & Field weekly honors
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- University of Rio Grande (Ohio) distance runner Cody Booth and thrower Daniel Everett swept the River States Conference Men's Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week honors for the RedStorm March 8-14.
A junior from New Philadelphia, Ohio, Booth placed first in the 5,000 meters at the Glenville State Brandi Bowen Invitational. He did so with a time of 14 minutes, 58.41 seconds, which was inside the NAIA national qualifying standard that was used in past years. That time is also currently ranked third in the country.
Everett, a senior from Fletcher, Ohio, had three Top-10 finishes in the throws at the same meet. He was fifth in the javelin with a toss of 39.79 meters, sixth in the hammer throw at 44.09 meters and ninth in the discus with a toss of 38.18 meters.