Ed Palencia

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    4/23/2013
  • Sport
    Men's Track & Field
  • School
    UT Tyler
  • Year
  • Position
  • Hometown
  • High School
Texas-Tyler senior Ed Palencia (Longview, Texas / LHS) posted a program-record with a javelin throw of 62.70 meters at the Michael Johnson Classic in Waco, Texas. Palencia, who takes the league’s top weekly athlete award for the second time this season, finished second in the field of 15. He topped six NCAA Division I competitors. Palencia’s mark ranks top-10 in the event in all of Division III this year.