LSU junior thrower Walter Henning and sophomore hurdler Barrett Nugent were named the Southeastern Conference’s Male Field Athlete and Runner of the Week, respectively, the LSU Athletic Department announced Tuesday.
Henning won his second straight Penn Relays hammer throw title this past weekend. He won with a throw of 237 feet, 9 inches, more than 22 feet farther than the second-place finisher.
Nugent won the 110-meter hurdles at the Penn Relays, the first male in school history to do so. Nugent won with a new personal best of 13.58 seconds.
 
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