Outdoor Field Athlete-of-the-Week: Cade VanVleet, Montana Tech
VanVleet, a junior from Noxon, Mont., was selected as the Field Athlete-of-the-Week. It was his third time this season that he was named to Field Athlete-of-the-Week.
He posted a pair of NAIA ‘A’ throwing marks for the Orediggers at the NCAA Division I meet Montana Open. VanVleet won the discus title with a toss of 53.02 meters (173 feet, 11 inches), which is the ‘A’ throwing mark.
He also produced the ‘A’ automatic throwing mark of 16.78 meters (55 feet, .75 inches) in the shot put for Montana Tech. VanVleet registered a mark of 54.20 meters (177 feet, 10 inches) in the hammer throw.