Lethbridge, AB – The SUBWAY Pronghorn Athletes of the Week for the week ending February 23, 2014.
Male Athlete of the Week:
Peter Millman– Men’s Track
Second-year thrower Peter Millman continued his stellar start to his university throwing career, winning the gold medal in both the weight throw and shot put events this past weekend at the Canada West track and field championships hosted by the University of Alberta.
In his first event of the meet, the Truro, NS native set a new personal best in the weight throw, enroute to his second career gold medal in the event. His throw of 18.82 metres won the event by over a metre. The next day in the shot put event, he set another personal best mark, hitting 16.91 metres on his sixth and final throw. It was the second time this season that he had set a personal best mark in that event.
With his outstanding performance at the Canada West Championships, Millman was named the Canada West field athlete of the year this season.
