Fields & Lawson Tabbed Scholar-Athletes of the Week
Female Scholar Athlete of the Week: April 8th – April 14th, 2019
Ball State's Kendall Fields, Softball (Sophomore, 3.738, Psychological Science)
Sophomore designated player Kendall Fields put on an offensive show in Ball State’s series win at Western Michigan, blasting a home run in each of the three games and leading all players with 10 RBI on the weekend. She finished the series with a 1.083 slugging percentage and also scored three runs. Her first home run helped guide the Cardinals to a 7-5 victory in the opener, as she blasted her first career grand slam in the top of the first inning to give Ball State a 4-0 edge. In Saturday’s first game, Fields drove in the first run of the game with an RBI single to right. Then, with the Cardinals trailing 9-6 in the seventh, Fields came up with two runners on base and two outs. She would work the count full before blasting her second home run of the series, a three-run blast to force extra innings. In the series finale, Fields added a two-run blast with two outs in the third inning to drive in what stood to be the game-winning run in the 5-3 victory.
Male Scholar Athlete of the Week: April 8th – April 14th, 2019
Kent State's TJ Lawson, Track and Field - Decathlon (Redshirt Junior, 3.778, Sport Administration and Business Management)
TJ Lawson’s school-record 7,876 points is the 4th-best decathlon performance in the world during the 2019 outdoor season. Lawson earned 800 or more points in six events and set three PRs during the competition en route to a #2 NCAA ranking. The redshirt junior captured his second consecutive Tennessee Relays decathlon title by winning the 100m and shot put while finishing in the top-3 in all but one event. In addition to his MAC-leading decathlon score, Lawson ranks fourth in the conference in the high jump (2.07m) and long jump (7.42m), as well as sixth in the 100-meter dash (10.78).
