IU sophomore Eric Bethea was honored by the Big Ten Conference on Wednesday as the Field Athlete of the Week for the first time in his career.
Bethea is the fourth IU track and field athlete this season to be recognized and the first field athlete.
He jumped for a career-long distance of 16.34 meters at the Tyson Invitational in Arkansas, good for the fifth-best time on the NCAA leaderboard this season.
Bethea has won four of the five events he has competed in. His only loss was at the IU Relays, when he finished second behind 2016 Olympic participant and IU alumnus Olu Olamigoke.
The Hoosiers will rest this upcoming week in preparation for the conference tournament. The Big Ten Championships will take place on Feb. 24th and 25 in Geneva, Ohio.
Austin Ghirardelli
