MILWAUKEE, WI (03/20/2013)(readMedia)-- MSOE's Jerome Rhodes has been named the Northern Athletics Conference Men's Outdoor Track & Field Student-Athlete of the Week for events of March 11-17, as selected by the league's sports information directors.
Rhodes (Chicago, Ill./Jones College Prep) set a new school and conference record in the high jump with a leap of 1.98 meters (6'6") at the Rhodes College Open in Memphis on Saturday. He finished second at the meet, behind only a Division I athlete.
Rhodes, a sophomore Business Management major and MSOE continue their outdoor season in two weeks, competing at the Carroll Invitational On Saturday, March 30 in Waukesha, Wis