London, ON - The Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the week ending January 11 are Liv Sands (Track & Field) and Matteo Zagar (Men's Basketball).

Sands finished first in both the shot put and weight throw with performances of 17.05m and 18.31m. This shattered her own school record in the shot put by another 12cm. She improves her national leading mark in the event to nearly 4 meters farther than anyone else in the country.

Zagar had a great weekend for the Men's basketball team, starting with 16 points, 10 rebounds, 8 rebounds and 1 steal against Guelph on Friday night. He also surpassed 500 rebounds in his Mustangs career on the night. He followed that up on Saturday against Windsor with 12 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals.

Congratulations on your outstanding performances.