TicketsCINCINNATI— University of Cincinnati senior Fred Moudani was named American Athletic Conference Co-Men's Field Athlete of the Week on Tuesday.
Moudani earned the distinction for the first time in his career after his record-setting shot put mark of 20.51 meters at the Doc Hale Meet on Feb. 4. The performance surpassed the previous school-record and indoor conference record, which he previously set twice earlier this season.
"We are extremely proud of Fred's accomplishment," head coach Susan Seaton said. "He has put in a tremendous amount of work this season and I am honored to have been a part of his development. We are extremely excited to see what the rest of this season holds as we head into the postseason."
A native of Savigny-Le-Temple, France, Moudani's mark also eclipsed the French National indoor shot-put record, which was previously held by Yves Niaré's 20.42-meter throw in 2009.
Moundani's mark leads the conference and ranks second in the NCAA in his first season at Cincinnati, only behind Arizona's Jordan Geist at 21.48 meters.
The senior has won the event in all four meets that he has competed in this season.
He shared this week's honor with Memphis pole vaulter Cole Riddle after the Tiger set the conference pole vault record with a clearance of 5.64 meters at the USA Invitational.
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