Butler's Curr and YSU's Grace Collect Men's Track & Field Athlete of the Week Honors

INDIANAPOLIS -- Butler freshman Tom Curr (Stroud, England) and Youngstown State junior Bobby Grace (Middleburg Heights, Ohio) have been named the Horizon League Male Track and Field Athletes of the Week for the week of Jan. 30 - Feb. 5.

Curr competed in the mile run at the esteemed Meyo Invitational over the weekend. He finished second in the competition with a time of 4:00.73. Curr was competing in his first collegiate mile race and currently sits as the 14th fastest runner in the nation, according to Track and Field Results Reporting System (TFFRS). This is the second time this season that he has won Male Runner of the Week.

Grace competed in the shot put at the YSU Invitational over the weekend and finished in first place out of 15 competitors. His heave of 60-11.50 (18.58m) shot him up to 11th place in the nation. He broke the school record for the second time this season and beat his previous personal best by almost three feet. Grace also won Field Athlete of the Week after the first weekend of competition back in December.

Butler will be traveling to Seattle, Wash. on Friday for the Husky Classic and Youngstown State will take the short trip to Akron, Ohio for the Akron Invitational, which also starts on Friday.

Men’s Track and Field Athletes of the Week:

Dec. 5: Vince Lefler (Detroit), Bobby Grace (Youngstown State)

Dec. 12: Tom Curr (Butler), Nigel Spears (Butler)

Jan. 16: Julian Smith (Valparaiso), Aaron Dillon (Milwaukee)

Jan. 23: James Martin (Butler), Aaron Dillon (Milwaukee)

Jan. 30: Michael Davis (Youngstown State), James McLachlan (Loyola)

Feb. 6: Tom Curr (Butler), Bobby Grace (Youngstown State)