ENMU's Parker claims LSC track award

RICHARDSON, Texas — Eastern New Mexico sophomore Marcus Parker was named the Lone Star Conference’s top male track athlete for the opening week of the indoor season, according to a release Tuesday from the conference.

Parker, a Phoenix native, posted what is currently the top 200-meter time in Division II at 21.36 seconds. He also finished third at the meet in the 60-meter, with his time of 6.81 the 15th-fastest in the nation and just .01 behind event winner Jaquone Hoyte of Western Texas College.

This is Parker’s first indoor LSC weekly award, though he did receive the honor twice during the 2017 outdoor season.

His time is one of 51 LSC marks receiving provisional qualification for the Division II national championship.

The Greyhounds return to Lubbock this weekend for the Texas Tech Open.