IRVING — Dusan Makevic was tabbed Conference USA Track Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced on Tuesday.
Makevic clocked a program-record 14:01.36 en route to a third-place finish in the 5,000 meters at Saturday’s John Thomas Terriers Classic in Boston, Mass. That broke the previous school standard of 14:36 that current distance coach David Hartman established back in 1995. The time not only leads C-USA, but it also currently ranks 12th in the nation. It shattered his former career-best of 14:46.05, registered during his sophomore season at Louisiana-Monroe, by nearly 45 seconds. Virginia's Zach Herriott (13:57.60) and Syracuse's Philo Germano (14:00.47) were the only two athletes in the 89-man field that finished ahead of the senior from Sabac, Serbia.
UTSA will return to action this weekend at the Charlie Thomas Invitational in College Station. The two-day meet is scheduled to begin on Friday.