NEW ORLEANS - App State redshirt senior
Calbert Guest was named Sun Belt Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week, the league announced Wednesday.
Guest shattered the App State men's 3,000-meter steeplechase record with a personal best of 8:41.01 at the Penn Relays (April 24-26). He placed sixth overall in the race. The previous program record was 8:51.28, which was set in 2022 by Ryan Brown. Additionally, the Fort Collins, Colo. native became the first App State men's distance athlete to qualify for the USATF Championships with his time.
In the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase category, Guest leads the Sun Belt, ranks seventh in the NCAA Southeast Region, stands 15th in the NCAA East Preliminary Qualifying List, and checks in at 40th nationally. Guest also ranks third in the league and 21st in the NCAA Southeast Region in the men's 10,000-meter category.
Guest and the Mountaineers will compete at the Sun Belt Championships, hosted by James Madison in Harrisonburg, Va. on May 8-10.
