CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – After competing in his first meet of the outdoor season, Sullivan Gleason was tabbed as OVC Male Field Athlete of the Week, the league announced Wednesday. 

Gleason, a senior from O'Fallon, Missouri, earned the honor after winning the pole vault at the Bulldog Relays with a vault of 16' 6.5". HE topped a field of 10. 

The OVC indoor pole vault champion earned two indoor OVC Male Field Athletes of the Week, and this is his first of the outdoor season.

Gleason and the SEMO track and field squads will host its home meet Friday and Saturday at the Abe Stuber Track Complex.