ALFRED, NY -- Alfred University's Seth Spicer (Corning, NY/Corning-Painted Post) was selected as the Empire 8 Athletic Conference Men's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week on Monday afternoon.

Spicer was named the New York State Collegiate Track Conference (NYSCTC) Field Athlete of the Meet during the Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He got his biggest push for the award when he won the decathlon last Sunday and Monday at Nazareth College (pole vault at St. John Fisher due to rain). He finished with 6,388 points, edging Ithaca College's Seth Abbott who had 6,272 points. Spicer's win was his second NYSCTC Championship title of the 2016-17 season as he won the indoor heptathlon this year as well. During the outdoor championships at St. John Fisher College on Friday and Saturday, Spicer finished fourth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.71. He also finished eighth in the discus throw with a toss of 37.81 meters.

Spicer also teamed with Matt Roder (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park), Jordan Schools (Wyalusing, PA/Wyalusing) and Erik Diehl (Clarence Center, NY/Clarence) in the 4x400-meter relay to finish 10^th. Their time was less than two seconds off of earning a spot on the podium.

This is the first time this outdoor season that Spicer has won the Field Athlete of the Week award. He had won the Track Athlete of the Week on April 17. Between both outdoor and indoor seasons, this is his second Field Athlete of the Week from the Empire 8 as he claimed the honor during the indoor season on February 6. He was also named the Empire 8 Field Athlete of the Year after earning his All-American status on March 11 by placing fourth in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field National Championships in the heptahlon.