A victorious effort in the shot put helped Central College men’s track and field thrower Nathan Fitzgerald earn a share of the Iowa Conference field event performer of the week honors the league office announced Monday.

Competing at the Fighting Scot Invitational hosted by Monmouth College, Fitzgerald uncorked a new personal-best toss of 51 feet, 3.5 inches to best the 14-man field. He added a second-place toss in the discus throw (148-6) and a sixth-place mark in the hammer throw (147-3). The Iowa Conference Outdoor Championships are set to be hosted in Pella at Central’s Ron Schipper Stadium starting with multi-event action Thursday afternoon.