BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Jackson State’s Sedgwrick Pitts Jr., Bethune-Cookman’s Michael Carter and Grambling State’s Carson Lowe for SWAC Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Weekly Awards. 
 
Track
Pitts Jr. came in a close third place in the 200-meter dash with a 20.85 time at the Bulldog Relays.
 
Field
At the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational in Miami, Carter picked up where he left off the previous week with a third-place finish in the long jump at 7.63m, ranking him among the Wildcats' top finishers for the weekend.
 
Newcomer
Lowe had a big week for the Tigers, setting a school record in the men's javelin with a throw of 61.57m (202'0) at the Alumni Bulldog Relays at Mississippi State. 
 
About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.

Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, and Tennis.

Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, and Volleyball.

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