ST. LOUIS – Indiana State track and field picked up a pair of conference honors after winning the Coughlan-Mallloy Cup for the first time since 2017, as Terrance O'Bannon was named the MVC Men's Track Athlete of the Week and Will Staggs was selected as the MVC Men's Field Athlete of the Week Thursday.
 
This week's awards mark the second straight sweep of the men's weekly conference honors for Indiana State, with O'Bannon and Staggs also earning the weekly awards following the Trees' season-opening meet.
 
O'Bannon picked up right where he left off at the Coughlan-Malloy Cup, setting meet and facility records in the 60m for the second straight meet. The sophomore sprinter ran the second-fastest time in the field in prelims at 6.75, then bettered that in the finals with a season-best time of 6.66 to break the Coughlan-Malloy Cup and Indiana State Indoor Track and Field Facility records in the event. In addition, he also ran a career-best 200m time of 22.33 to place fourth in the event.
 
O'Bannon ranks second in program history in the 60m, with last week's season-best time ranking first in both the MVC and the Great Lakes region, and 18th nationally. He also ranks seventh in the MVC and 14th in the Great Lakes region in the 200m.
 
Staggs continued his winning ways at the Coughlan-Malloy Cup, setting the meet record in the pole vault for a second consecutive season on his way to another first-place finish. The 2023 Honorable Mention All-American and Indiana State indoor pole vault record holder cleared a season-best 5.35m (17-06.50) to take home top spot, with his mark also being among the top 10 pole vault marks across the country this week. Prior to clearing 5.35, he also cleared marks of 4.94m (16-02.50) and 5.09m (16-08.25) at the meet.
 
Staggs ranks first in the pole vault in both the MVC and the Great Lakes region, with his mark also ranking 10th nationally.
 
The weekly awards give Indiana State a conference-leading six this season after the Sycamores swept all four MVC weekly honors following their season-opening meet. It is O'Bannon's second career weekly honor and Staggs' third career weekly honor.
 
Indiana State returns to action Friday and Saturday at the Indiana Invitational in Bloomington, Indiana.
 
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