COLONIA, NJ – Another school-record vault for sophomore Austin Melvin and a personal best for freshman Noah Leathersich from the Roberts Wesleyan University Men's Track and Field team earned the duo a pair of East Coast Conference (ECC) Weekly Awards.

Melvin was named the Field Athlete of the Week and Leathersich was named to the ECC Weekly Honor Roll.

Melvin set another school record over the weekend and vaulted to the No. 2 spot in the country as he won the competition at the Blue and Orange Invitational in Utica by clearing the 5.36-meter (17' 7") bar. He jumped into the competition at 15' 8 ¼" and cleared four consecutive bars with six attempts to earn first place and then raised the bar to the new record height and cleared the bar on his third attempt. The mark places him second in the country and first by more than a foot in the East Region standings.

Leathersich improved his personal PR and moved into second place on the current ECC standings after placing second and clearing the 4.93-meter (16' 2") bar at the Blue and Orange Invitational in Utica over the weekend. His mark is also second overall in the East region standings and ranks 29th in the country.

The Roberts Track and Field teams compete Sunday at the ECC Indoor Championships at the Ocean Breeze Complex on Staten Island.