Male Athletes of the Week-Matthew Benedict and Nathan McFarland

RedTail Track and Field student-athletes Matthew Benedict and Nathan McFarland have been named Scheels Male Athletes of the Week for their performances in the Ted Nelson Classic at Minnesota State University on February 3rd.

Both Matthew and Nathan had exceptional showings at the Ted Nelson Classic. They tied for 4th in the tough competition. Matthew and Nathan cleared 6 feet 4 inches in the high jump. This was a season-best for Benedict and tied the season-best for McFarland. Their 4th place finish was all behind NCAA D2 athletes.

"Matthew and Nathan really work well together and feed off of each other's energy," said head coach Scott Roberts. "It was a very tough field at Minnesota State and both jumpers handled it very well, with both making heights on their 3rd attempts, which is tough to do."

Benedict is originally from Sidney, IA, and McFarland is from Colo, IA.