ATLANTA – Following a strong steeplechase debut at the Virginia Challenge on Friday, Eastern Kentucky University's Ahmed Jaziri has been named the ASUN Male Track Athlete of the Week.
 
Jaziri ran 8:39.4 in his first 3,000-meter steeplechase race of 2022, finishing third in a field of 29 competitors in Charlottesville.
 
That time currently ranks No. 4 in the NCAA East Region and No. 9 in the country.
 
Jaziri is the EKU record holder in the steeplechase (8:32.9), and he finished 10^th in the event at the NCAA Outdoor Championships last June in Eugene, Oregon.
 
The native of Rades, Tunisia is a two-time All-American. He also captured the EKU record in the indoor 3,000 meters (7:47.3) in February.