NASHVILLE --- The Ohio Valley Conference released outdoor track and field Athletes of the Week Awards this afternoon and thanks to a league-topping performance by senior jumper R'Lazon Brumfield, the Jacksonville, Florida, native was named the OVC Field Athlete of the Week. 

Brumfield earned a pair of first-place finishes last week at the UCF Invitational. He took first in the long jump with a mark of 23-02.75 while also taking the triple jump with a distance of 51-03.00. Both marks rank first in the OVC this season.

In addition to the first-place finishes which earned him the award, Brumfield earned fifth in the 100-meter dash clocking a time of 10.76.