For the week ending March 23, 2008

Division I

Track Athlete of the Week

Paul Harris - U.S. Naval Academy
Senior, Fairburn, Ga.

Harris helped lead his team to a first-place finish at the Navy Invitational this past weekend, winning the 800-meter event.  His time of 1:51.83 was qualifies him for the IC4A meet.

Field Athlete of the Week

Ryan Martin - Mount St. Mary's University
Senior, Williamsport, Md.

Martin won the discus event at the Wake Forest Open with a throw of 52.2 meters.  With his throw, Martin qualified for the NCAA East Regional Championships. 

Division II

Track Athlete of the Week

Nick Jones - Bentley College
Freshman, Great River, N.Y.

Jones won the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Northeastern Husky Spring Open, with a time of 10:27.77.

Field Athlete of the Week

Sutton Underwood - Southern Connecticut State University
Junior, Norwalk, Conn.

Underwood won the pole vault at the Point Loma Nazarene Invitational with a distance of 15'7".

Division III

Co-Track Athletes of the Week

Chris Gemske - Eastern Connecticut State University
Sophomore, West Hartford, Conn.

Gemske won the 100-meter (11.18) and 200-meter (22.15) races at the Coast Guard Academy Invitational.  His 200-meter time qualifies him for the ECAC Open Championships.

Samuel Singleton - Salisbury University
Senior, Baltimore, Md.

Singleton finished second in the 400-meter dash (49.14) at the Emory University Spring Break Invitational.  He was also a member of the 4x100-meter relay team (41.33) that won and shaved 0.3 seconds off its own school record.  The time reached the provisional qualifying standard that allows them to attend the NCAA Championships. 

Co-Field Athletes of the Week

Dean Brown - City College of New York
Junior, Uniondale, N.Y.

Brown won the high jump (2.01m) at the Lynchburg Invitational.  The junior's mark also provisionally qualifies him for the NCAA Championships.

Sean Corey - Rowan University
Sophomore, Cherry Hill, N.J.

Corey placed third for collegiate athletes and fourth overall in the javelin at the Wake Forest Open.  His throw of 65.39 meters automatically qualifies him for the NCAA Championships.