Western Kentucky thrower Kaison Barton has been named the Conference USA Male Field Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday.

The graduate senior was given the honor following stellar competition at the Brent Chumbley Memorial Hilltopper Relays last weekend.

Barton was named Male Field Athlete of the week following his performance in the hammer throw, shot put and discus. In the hammer throw, Barton set a new school record distance of 209 feet, 7 inches, breaking the previous record set back in 2015. His mark stands at No. 1 in Conference USA, No. 12 in the NCAA East Qualifying Region, and No. 28 in all of NCAA DI Track and Field.

In addition to his finish in the hammer throw, Barton earned a second-place finish in the men’s shot put with a mark of 52-8.75. To round out the weekend, Barton, a native of Semmes, Alabama, also competed in the men’s discus with a throw of 132-11.

“Super proud of Kaison and the way he performed at the home meet,” WKU interim head coach Lee Wood said in a news release. “He’s been working extremely hard and this is well deserved.”

Barton and the Hilltoppers will be back in action Friday and Saturday at the Tennessee Invite in Knoxville, Tennessee, and the Joe Walker Invitational in Oxford, Mississippi.