Macdonald earns GNAC track honor

Western Washington University's Ryan Macdonald has been named the Red Lion/Great Northwest Athletic Conference Men's Track and Field Athlete of the Week for April 7-13.

Macdonald, a sophomore from Bellingham, won the discus with a NCAA Division II provisional national qualifying mark of 163-1 on Saturday at the WWU Ralph Vernacchia Invitational.

Macdonald's effort helped the Viking men to their 16th consecutive team title at that event.