Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Whyte, Stapleton Awarded Players of the Week Honors
2/4/2019 1:38:00 PM | General, Men's Basketball, Women's XC/Track & Field
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University athletics has recognized Natalliah Whyte of women's track & field and Xavian Stapleton of men's basketball as players of the week. This is the second honor of this kind for Whyte.
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Whyte broke another school record this weekend at the Harvard Elite Invite in the 60-meter dash. In the preliminary round, her time of 7.33 broke the school record, which she had set on Jan. 11 in her FAU debut. Whyte placed second in the finals with a time of 7.35, following Gabreille Thomas, a runner for New Balance, making Whyte the top collegiate runner in the event. At the Bruce Lehan Invite, Whyte captured first-place in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.44 after running 7.39 in the prelims.
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Stapleton had a dominating weekend off the bench for the Owls, averaging a team-high 18.5 points and 5 rebounds on the weekend. Against Louisiana Tech, Stapleton racked up 19 points and 9 rebounds against his former school in a 69-61 victory for FAU. Although the Owls came up short against Southern Miss on Saturday, Stapleton was among the leading scorers with 18 points and went 53 percent from the field.
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Whyte and the women's track & field team will be gearing up for the Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championships the weekend of February 16 in Birmingham, Ala. For complete coverage of FAU cross country and track & field, follow along on Twitter (@FAU_XC_Track) or Instagram(@FAUXC.TF).
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Stapleton and men's basketball hope to bounce back on the road at UTEP on Thursday. Tip-off is at 9 p.m. and the radio broadcast can be listened to here. The Owls will be back at The Burrow on Thursday, Feb. 14 as they face North Texas at 7 p.m. This game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and tickets can be purchased by calling the FAU Ticket Office at 1-866-FAU-OWLS or logging on to FAUSports.com.
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Whyte broke another school record this weekend at the Harvard Elite Invite in the 60-meter dash. In the preliminary round, her time of 7.33 broke the school record, which she had set on Jan. 11 in her FAU debut. Whyte placed second in the finals with a time of 7.35, following Gabreille Thomas, a runner for New Balance, making Whyte the top collegiate runner in the event. At the Bruce Lehan Invite, Whyte captured first-place in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.44 after running 7.39 in the prelims.
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Stapleton had a dominating weekend off the bench for the Owls, averaging a team-high 18.5 points and 5 rebounds on the weekend. Against Louisiana Tech, Stapleton racked up 19 points and 9 rebounds against his former school in a 69-61 victory for FAU. Although the Owls came up short against Southern Miss on Saturday, Stapleton was among the leading scorers with 18 points and went 53 percent from the field.
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Whyte and the women's track & field team will be gearing up for the Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championships the weekend of February 16 in Birmingham, Ala. For complete coverage of FAU cross country and track & field, follow along on Twitter (@FAU_XC_Track) or Instagram(@FAUXC.TF).
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Stapleton and men's basketball hope to bounce back on the road at UTEP on Thursday. Tip-off is at 9 p.m. and the radio broadcast can be listened to here. The Owls will be back at The Burrow on Thursday, Feb. 14 as they face North Texas at 7 p.m. This game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and tickets can be purchased by calling the FAU Ticket Office at 1-866-FAU-OWLS or logging on to FAUSports.com.
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