LOGAN, Utah – Utah State track and field junior Walker Deede has been named the America First Credit Union USU Student-Athlete of the Week for the period ending on Sunday, May 31. The award is voted on by a state-wide media panel.
 
With their sponsorship of the student-athlete of the week, America First Credit Union donates funds directly to support student-athlete scholarships.
 
Deede took 12th place in the javelin with a throw of 70.02 meters (229-9) at the NCAA West First Rounds in Fayetteville, Arkansas, last week, earning a berth to the national championships. Following two weather delays that pushed his start time back by over six hours, Deede, who threw first in the final flight of 12 athletes, posted his top mark on his second of three attempts to secure his spot in the national finals. The Mountain West champion in the event became the fourth Aggie javelin thrower ever, and the first since Sindri Gudmundsson in 2019, to qualify for nationals. Despite the rainy conditions, the Springville, Utah, native posted a top throw above 70 meters for the fifth-straight time this season.

Deede was named the America First Credit Union USU Student-Athlete of the Week for the first time in his Aggie career.
  
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Nominees from other sports for USU Student-Athlete of the Week included:
WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD – Junior Shelby Jensen (Saratoga Springs, Utah) finished fifth in the second heat and 13th overall with a time of 10:14.77 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA West First Rounds in Fayetteville, Arkansas, last weekend. Jensen, who was seeded 21st in the field, moved into the lead group early and stayed in the fifth position for most of the race, sticking with the leaders through five laps before eventually finishing six seconds behind the lead group of four runners. Jensen's time was the second-fastest of non-automatic qualifiers after her heat before being surpassed by runners from the meet-fastest third heat.
 
2025-26 America First Credit Union USU Student-Athlete of the Week Winners
Sept. 1 – Miles Davis, Football
Sept. 8 – John Miller, Football
Sept. 15 – Bryson Barnes, Football
Sept. 22 – Bryson Barnes, Football
Sept. 29 – Loryn Helgesen, Volleyball
Oct. 6 – Kaylie Kofe, Volleyball
Oct. 13 – Tess Werts, Soccer
Oct. 20 – Loryn Helgesen, Volleyball
Oct. 27 – Loryn Helgesen, Volleyball
Nov. 3 – Mara Štiglic, Volleyball
Nov. 10 – Rine Yonaha, Soccer
Nov. 17 – Garry Clark, Men's Basketball
Nov. 24 – MJ Collins Jr., Men's Basketball
Dec. 1 – Andrea Simovski, Volleyball
Dec. 8 – Loryn Helgesen, Volleyball
Dec. 15 – Javin Richards, Track and Field
Dec. 22 – Mason Falslev, Men's Basketball
Jan. 5 – MJ Collins Jr., Men's Basketball
Jan. 12 – MJ Collins Jr., Men's Basketball
Jan. 19 – Ayodele Ojo, Jr., Track and Field
Jan. 26 – Sydney Jelen, Gymnastics
Feb. 2 – Landon Bott, Track and Field
Feb. 9 – Mason Falslev, Men's Basketball
Feb. 16 – Jayden Holdsworth, Track and Field
Feb. 23 – Olivia Orengo, Gymnastics
March 2 – Logan Hammer, Track and Field
March 9 – Nyla Morabito, Gymnastics
March 16 – Logan Hammer, Track and Field
March 23 – Mya Witte, Gymnastics
March 30 – Ayodele Ojo, Jr., Track and Field
April 6 – Jean-Baptiste Badon, Men's Tennis
April 13 – Roman Venger, Men's Tennis
April 20 – Logan Garnica, Track and Field
April 27 – Jean-Baptiste Badon, Men's Tennis
May 4 – Shay Jones, Track and Field
May 11 – Logan Hammer, Track and Field
May 18 – Ayodele Ojo, Jr., Track and Field
June 1 – Walker Deede, Track and Field

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