[Men's Outdoor Track & Field] Kucera Picks Up National Athlete of the Week Award

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced its men's outdoor track and field athletes of the week for competitions from March 20-26, 2023. Midland University's Dylan Kucera has been named the NAIA Men's Field Athlete of the Week following the Warriors' first meet of the outdoor season. He was chosen out of a pool of nominees from across the country.

Kucera, a senior from Fremont, Nebraska, won the men's shot put and was runner-up in the hammer throw in the first outdoor meet of the season. He reached the NAIA 'A' Standard in both events. He has the top distance in the NAIA shot put by over a full meter and ranks 2nd in the hammer throw.