Sophomore track & field standout Damon Pruett was named IUPUI's Male Athlete of the Month for the month of March 2015. The Montgomery, Ind.-native was the Jaguars' top performer in both the 5,000 and 10,000 events in the outdoor season's opening month.
Pruett started the month with a huge double at the Charlotte 49er Classic, finishing third in the 5K and sixth in the 3K at the Spring Break event. He ran a team-best 5K time of 14:45.65 in Charlotte, placing third overall and second among the collegiate entries. His time was a personal best effort and the third-best 5K in school history. He capped the meet by running a personal best time of 8:43.17 in the 3K, ranking second in school history.
Pruett continued his impressive month by running a school record 10K time of 30:33.57 at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational as the race's top collegiate finisher.