CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Big South Conference announced today its Men's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week for competitions during April 2-5. High Point University's AJ Miller was named the Men's Track Athlete of the Week, while teammate Ricardo Montes de Oca was the Men's Field Athlete of the Week honoree.
 
Miller won the 800m at the VertKlasse Meeting with a Meet and Vert Stadium record time of 1:48.67, which is the fastest in the Big South this season and fifth-best all-time in league history.
 
Montes de Oca broke his program and conference record in the pole vault with a record clearance of 5.51m at the VertKlasse Meeting, becoming the first Big South pole vaulter to surpass 5.50 meters in conference history.
 
High Point will compete at two meets the following weekend at the Duke Invitational (April 9-11) and at the 44 Farms Invite (April 9-11).