NEW ORLEANS, La. – Troy senior Jordan Landburg has been named the Sun Belt Conference Male Track Athlete of the Week, following his tremendous performances at the Alabama Relays last weekend.
Landburg finished first among Division I participants in the 400-meters with a time of 46.84 seconds, the second fastest time in Division I track this season. With that performance, he moves into third in Troy history in the event, behind George Bullard and the legendary Coach “O”, Charles Oliver.
Landburg also competed in three relay events. Troy’s 4x100 meter relay team placed second with a time of 40.61 seconds, the fastest time in the Sun Belt this season. The 4x200 meter relay team placed fifth, while the 4x400 meter relay team moved into second in the conference with a time of 3:14.63.
The Trojans saw a number of impressive performances at the Alabama Relays last weekend, highlighted by Landburg’s breakout 400-meter dash. Ben Martin posted a top-5 time in the 100-meter dash, while Corina Cox excelled in both the shot put and the discus. Hayes Grissom was solid in the javelin, posting the longest throw in the conference so far this season. Julia Ostendorf also had a solid weekend, posting the sixth fastest 5k time in Troy history.
Troy will take the weekend off from competition before heading out to Auburn for the Tiger Track Classic the following weekend.
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