Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Whyte, Josey Awarded Players of the Week
5/13/2019 11:25:00 AM | Baseball, General, Women's XC/Track & Field
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University athletics has recognized track & field's Natalliah Whyte and baseball's Jacob Josey as players of the week. This is the fourth time this season Whyte has been awarded with this honor.
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Whyte has been breaking records all year long and kept that up at the 2019 Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championship over the weekend. In the 100-meter dash prelims on Saturday, Whyte's time broke a 19-year-old Irwin Belk Track facility record, crossing the finish line at 11.28. Whyte was not quite done etching her name in the record book, as she broke that same facility record again during the 100-meter dash finals on Sunday. Her time of 11.21 was more than enough to take home the gold medal as well.
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Josey posted his first collegiate win to help FAU take the road series against UTSA and propel the Owls to a first-place tie atop the C-USA standings. The freshman right-handed pitcher took his first collegiate decision in his longest college start, retiring the first eight hitters he faced before a two-out walk in the third inning. He also did not allow a hit until the fourth frame. The Ellenton, Florida native had three perfect innings and five hitless, while needing just 83 pitches to toss the seven innings of one-run baseball.
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The NCAA Track & Field Championship Regionals are May 23-25 in Jacksonville, Florida. The Owls will be waiting on the sidelines this week to see if their times qualify. Whyte's 100-meter dash time is currently tied for the ninth-best finish in the country.
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Baseball has four regular-season games remaining on the schedule, which will be played at home starting Tuesday night with a premium game against UCF at 6:30 p.m. Senior weekend commences Thursday night against Middle Tennessee, with senior ceremonies beginning before the Saturday finale. Tickets to all four games can be purchased by calling 1-866-FAU-OWLS or by visiting the baseball's ticketing site.
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Whyte has been breaking records all year long and kept that up at the 2019 Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championship over the weekend. In the 100-meter dash prelims on Saturday, Whyte's time broke a 19-year-old Irwin Belk Track facility record, crossing the finish line at 11.28. Whyte was not quite done etching her name in the record book, as she broke that same facility record again during the 100-meter dash finals on Sunday. Her time of 11.21 was more than enough to take home the gold medal as well.
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Josey posted his first collegiate win to help FAU take the road series against UTSA and propel the Owls to a first-place tie atop the C-USA standings. The freshman right-handed pitcher took his first collegiate decision in his longest college start, retiring the first eight hitters he faced before a two-out walk in the third inning. He also did not allow a hit until the fourth frame. The Ellenton, Florida native had three perfect innings and five hitless, while needing just 83 pitches to toss the seven innings of one-run baseball.
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The NCAA Track & Field Championship Regionals are May 23-25 in Jacksonville, Florida. The Owls will be waiting on the sidelines this week to see if their times qualify. Whyte's 100-meter dash time is currently tied for the ninth-best finish in the country.
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Baseball has four regular-season games remaining on the schedule, which will be played at home starting Tuesday night with a premium game against UCF at 6:30 p.m. Senior weekend commences Thursday night against Middle Tennessee, with senior ceremonies beginning before the Saturday finale. Tickets to all four games can be purchased by calling 1-866-FAU-OWLS or by visiting the baseball's ticketing site.
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