NATCHITOCHES—A sensational Southland-leading throw from Donroy Brown earned him the Southland Conference Men's Field Athlete of the Week, the league announced Wednesday.

At the Jarvis Scott Invitational this past weekend, he had a strong throw in the shot put, a 57-5.75, which is the best mark in the conference this season and one of the best marks in Northwestern State history.

He is the third athlete to win a weekly award this season for NSU, joining Will Achee and Keontae Gaines.

Achee won the first weekly track honor this season after breaking a pair of indoor school records, one in the 400-meter dash and the other as a part of the men's 4x400 relay team.

Gaines won it last week after impressive showings at the Woo Pig Classic in the 60-meter dash and 200-meter dash.

Brown nearly leads the league by a foot, as he beat out his teammate La'Darion Dudley in the event. Dudley's toss also came at Texas Tech this past weekend.

In addition to Brown leading the Southland in the shot put, he is also ninth in the South Central Region.

His distance has improved each meet in the last three in the weight throw

Next up for Brown and the rest of NSU is a trip to the SLC Indoor Championships, a two-day meet, which starts Feb. 25 in Birmingham, Ala.