ROLLA, MO  --  Owen Fraser (Kirksville, MO/Kirksville) has won the USTFCCCA NCAA Division II Men's Athlete of the Week award. Fraser had a career-best outing at the Mule Relays last week, setting personal records in discus, hammer, and shot put. His discus throw is the best in NCAA Division II this season and puts him at #10 on USTFCCCA's list of all-time performers. The USTFCCCA release on Fraser can be read below, with the full release at the link at the top of this article.
 

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Imagine leading your division by over four meters. 

For Owen Fraser (Kirksville, MO/Kirksville) of Missouri S&T, it's a reality. 

The junior heaved the discus 60.60m (198-9¾) at the Mule Relays to move into No. 10 all-time in NCAA DII history. Fraser's previous best didn't even crack the all-time top-25, yet his new PR marks the furthest an NCAA DII athlete has gone since 2022.

And then there's the 2025 outdoor performance lists where Fraser sits nearly 14 feet ahead of Thomas McConnelee of Roberts Wesleyan, who recorded 56.16m (184-3) last week.

Fraser's other claim to fame is the shot put, where he's positioned second behind Cedric Pearson of Missouri Southern after a 17.92m (61-0¼) toss.

This marks the first time in program history that an athlete from Missouri S&T has been named M-F Athletic National Athlete of the Week during the outdoor season.
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Owen Fraser (Kirksville, MO/Kirksville) will be back in action again later this week at the Dewey Allgood Invitational here in Rolla.

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