Saint Joseph’s Kaleb Thompson (Frankfort, Ind./Frankfort) is the Great Lakes Valley Conference Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week.
Thompson, a sophomore for the Pumas, earned a NCAA automatic qualifying mark at the Purdue Invitational on Saturday. Posting a mark of 17.26 meters in the shot put, he finished second in the event and is ranked ninth in the nation. He also finished sixth in the hammer throw with a mark of 51.86 and sixth in the discus throw with a mark of 42.33 meters.
Saint Joseph’s returns to action May 7-8 in Rolla, Mo. for the GLVC Outdoor Track & Field Championship.
Other top performers in the GLVC this week included Southern Indiana’s Jeff McClure and Indianapolis’ Craig Myers.