MEN’S OUTDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Samuel Plocher, Sophomore, Martin Luther Knights
Kent, Wash. / Evergreen Lutheran
- Plocher hit a PR mark (outdoor) in the High Jump with 2.05 meters at the Minnesota State Open on Saturday. Plocher's jump is the highest among all UMAC jumpers this season. The sophomore finished second in the event, despite an impressive feat from the first-place jumper, who cleared the bar at 2.16 meters. Plocher also had a season-best time in the 110-meter hurdles (15.06 seconds), which put him in seventh.