MAC Field Athlete of the Week
Ta’riq Thomas (Delaware Valley / Sr. / Woodstown, N.J.) won both the long jump and triple jump at Division I Lehigh Season Opener competing against Division I jumpers. Thomas won the long jump with a mark of 7.32 meters (24’-0.25”) for the top mark in the country by almost a foot through the first week of the season. The senior then won the triple jump with a mark of 14.50 meters (47’7”) for the second-best mark in the country.