Mitch Couch, Cortland

MALE FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Couch set school and meet records in the hammer throw with his winning distance of 56.60 meters (185' 8") at the Ramapo College Roadrunner Invitational. He broke the previous school mark by more than 14 feet. Couch also won the shot put at 14.89 meters (48' 10.25") and was second in the discus at 47.82 meters (156' 11"). He currently ranks second nationally in Division III in the hammer throw and sixth in the discus. All three of his efforts are ECAC qualifiers. Couch's 28 points at the meet helped Cortland finish first out of 31 schools in the final team standings.