Ballard, Bishop Claim CNE Weekly Awards
Ryan Ballard named CNE Track Athlete of the Week while Oliver Bishop earned CNE Track Rookie of the Week honors
BEVERLY, Mass. – After pacing the Wentworth Institute of Technology men's outdoor track and field team to a third-place finish at the Tufts Snowflake Classic last time out, two student-athletes earned recognition from the Conference of New England in the form of weekly awards. Ryan Ballard was named the CNE Track Athlete of the Week while Oliver Bishop earned CNE Track Rookie of the Week honors. The awards are for meets participated in from March 24 – 30.
Ballard placed first in the 1500M event with a time of 4:03.05, earning the Black & Gold 10 points towards their team finish.
Bishop notched a pair of second-place finishes, scooping up 16 points, in two hurdles events. In the 400M hurdles, the rookie registered a time of 58.80. In the 110M hurdles, Bishop recorded a time of 15.99,
The Leopards compete next at the Jonathan Tymann Invitational on Saturday.
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