Western Illinois track and field athlete junior Jason Crisman (Rushville, Ill./Rushville-Industry) has been named the Papa John's Scholar-Athlete of the Week for his accomplishments on the field and in the classroom.

This past Saturday (Jan. 22), Crisman and the Fighting Leathernecks competed at the Illinois State Invitational in Normal, Ill. hosted by Illinois State. The junior had the best performance of his career as he recorded two personal bests and broke into the school's top 10 in both shot put and weight throw.

Crisman placed second in the shot put with a personal-best mark of 55-06.25 feet, which sits as the sixth best performance in program history. The Rushville native then finished second in the weight throw after a throw of 58-00.50 feet, good for seventh place all-time and another personal-best.

Crisman, who earned both Indoor and Outdoor All-League honors in 2009-10, is the reigning Summit League indoor champion in the Shot Put with a distance of 52-05.13 feet. Crisman's shot put of 55-06.25 feet on Saturday is the best shot put performance in the Summit League thus far this season, and his weight throw of 58-00.50 feet is the second-best.

In the classroom, Crisman boasts a 3.103 cumulative grade point average as a Law Enforcement and Justice Administration major. Crisman, who is also minoring in Security Administration, was named to the 2010 Summit League Winter/Spring Academic All-League Team.

Papa John's Scholar-Athlete of the Week

Jan. 24 - Jason Crisman (Track and Field)
Jan. 17 - Sadie Webb (Women's Basketball)
Dec. 13 - Amy Byers (Track and Field)
Dec. 6 - Shawn Fitzpatrick (Swimming and Diving)
Nov. 29 - Michele Salvatori (Women's Basketball)
Nov. 22 - Brandon Kreczmer (Football)
Nov. 15 - Josh Davis (Swimming and Diving)
Nov. 8 - Laura Lins (Women's Soccer)
Nov. 1 - Carianna Cottone (Cross Country)
Oct. 25 - Kyle Glazier (Football)
Oct. 18 - Lito Senatus (Football)
Oct. 11 - Brooke Stittleburg (Volleyball)
Oct. 4 - Jenny Green (Women's Soccer)
Sept. 27 - Bryce Flowers (Football)
Sept. 20 - Andy Ryan (Men's Soccer)
Sept. 13 - Matt Barr (Football)
Sept. 6 - Mike McGraw (Cross Country)
Aug. 30 - Ellen Miller (Volleyball)
Aug. 23 - Caitlin Barrett (Women's Soccer)