PRINCESS ANNE, Md. -- Senior outdoor track & field thrower Dillon Simon (Roseau, Dominica) and sophomore outdoor track & field jumper Shauntel Lucius (Newark, N.J.) were named the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Peninsula Regional Medical Center Athletes of the Week for the week ending on April 13^th. Simon is being named for the fourth time this season while Lucius is being named for the first time.

Simon set the bar higher with his performance at the Mason Spring Invitational this past Saturday. He won the shot put while recording his personal best mark as a Hawk. The distance of 19.31 meters shattered his own outdoor record of 18.92 meters, and narrowly beat out his indoor record distance of 19.30 meters. Simon now ranks 12^th among all Division I shot putters and 3^rd among IC4A competitors.

Lucius delivered two strong finishes, starting with a 12^th place finish in her first attempt at the long jump this season. She then earned her best finish yet in the triple jump with a 3^rd place distance of 12.23 meters. That mark is nearly one half meter better than Lucius' previous top distance of 11.77 meters at the Raleigh Relays last March.  

The UMES track team faces a tough test as they head to Charlottesville, Va. for the Virginia Challenge this Friday and Saturday.

Previous PRMC Athletes of the Week:    

4/6 -- Khalil Rmidi Kinini (Outdoor Track)

4/6 -- Joshua James (Baseball)

3/30 -- Mike Escanilla (Baseball)

3/30 -- Shantol Hemley (Outdoor Track)

3/23 -- Dillon Simon (Outdoor Track)

3/23 -- Valerie Riggin (Bowling)

3/16 -- Jesse Stinnett (Baseball)

3/16 -- Jessica Long (Women's Basketball)

3/9 -- Dominique Elliott (Men's Basketball)

3/9 -- Jheniel Kelly (Indoor Track)

3/2 -- Dillon Simon (Indoor Track)

3/2 -- Mariah McCoy (Women's Basketball)

2/23 -- Devin Martin (Men's Basketball)

2/23 -- Shawnee Sweeney (Women's Basketball)

2/16 -- Khalil Rmidi Kinini (Indoor Track)

2/16 -- Mike Myers (Men's Basketball)

2/9 -- Jared Kerr (Indoor Track)

2/9 -- Shawnee Sweeney (Women's Basketball)

2/2 -- Dillon Simon (Indoor Track)

2/2 -- Jessica Long (Women's Basketball)

1/26 -- Mike Myers (Men's Basketball)

1/26 -- Mariana Alvarado (Bowling)

1/19 -- Devin Martin (Men's Basketball)

1/19 -- Taryana Kelly (Women's Basketball)

1/12 -- Khalil Rmidi Kinini (Indoor Track)

1/12 -- Mike Myers (Men's Basketball)

1/5 -- Khalil Rmidi Kinini (Indoor Track)

1/5 -- Alexis Udoji (Women's Basketball)

12/29 -- Mike Myers (Men's Basketball)

12/29 -- Moengaroa Subritzky (Women's Basketball)

12/22 -- Iman Johnson (Men's Basketball)

12/22 -- Shawnee Sweeney (Women's Basketball)

12/15 -- Mike Myers (Men's Basketball)

12/15 -- Devin Martin (Men's Basketball)

12/8 -- Khalil Rmidi Kinini (Indoor Track)

12/8 -- Mariana Alvarado (Bowling)

12/1 -- Mike Myers (Men's Basketball)

12/1 -- Alexis Udoji (Women's Basketball)

11/24 -- Devon Walker (Men's Basketball)

11/24 -- Jessica Long (Women's Basketball)

11/17 -- Thashaina Seraus (Bowling)

11/17 -- Alexis Udoji (Women's Basketball)

11/10 -- Tatiana Munoz (Bowling)

11/10 -- Ksenia Sukhareva (Volleyball)

11/3 -- Barbora Blahutova (Cross Country)

11/3 -- Khalil Rmidi Kinini (Cross Country)

10/27 -- Demarkis Cooper (Golf)

10/27 -- Lauren Berry (Volleyball)

10/20 -- Nelson Kimutai (Cross Country)

10/20 -- Barbora Blahutova (Cross Country)

10/13 -- Kirstin Fink (Volleyball)

10/13 -- Ashley Smith (Volleyball)

10/6 -- Khalil Rmidi Kinini (Cross Country)

10/6 -- Barbora Blahutova (Cross Country)

9/29 -- Norman Blanco (Golf)

9/29 -- Ksenia Sukhareva (Volleyball)

9/22 -- Khalil Rmidi Kinini (Cross Country)

9/22 -- Ksenia Sukhareva (Volleyball)

9/15 -- Barbora Blahutova (Cross Country)

9/15 -- Ksenia Sukhareva (Volleyball)

9/8 -- Khalil Rmidi Kinini (Cross Country)

9/8 -- Kirstin Fink (Volleyball)

9/1 -- Ksenia Sukhareva (Volleyball)

9/1 -- Ashley Smith (Volleyball)