For the week ending April 27, 2008)

Division I

Co-Track Athletes of the Week

Evan Kigen - Liberty University
Senior, Eldoret, Kenya

Kigen came in first in the 10,000-meter event while competing at the Penn Relays.  His time of 29:16.12 won the race by 20 seconds and provisionally qualified him for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championship. 

John Olsen - U.S. Naval Academy
Senior, Staten Island, N.Y.

Olsen reached an NCAA Regional qualifying mark in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Penn Relays.  The senior's time of 8:58.31 was a career-best and placed him eighth in the event. 

Co-Field Athletes of the Week

Matt DiBuono - Fordham University
Junior, New Rochelle, N.Y.

DiBuono, competing at the Penn Relays, placed fourth in the hammer throw with a NCAA Regional qualifying toss of 59.08 meters

Clendon Henderson - Liberty University
Senior, Meadow, Texas

Henderson beat out 20 throwers and reached an NCAA regional qualifier while competing in the discus event at the Drake Relays.  The senior's distance of 55.45 meters kept his undefeated streak in the discus alive with five wins in five competitions this season.  

Division II

Track Athlete of the Week

Tim Guerin - University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Sophomore, Auburn, Mass.

Guerin was the third Division II or III finisher and 14th overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Penn Relays.  His time (9:14.28) is the 10th fastest in the country this season and broke a school record. 

Field Athlete of the Week

Kevin Talyor - Southern Connecticut State University
Senior, Bristol, Conn. 

Talyor finished second, broke the SCSU outdoor record, and reached a NCAA provisional qualifying distance with a leap of 7.44 meters in the long jump at the Penn Relays. 

Division III

Track Athlete of the Week

Amaan Siddeeq - SUNY Cortland
Senior, Goshen, N.Y.

Siddeeq automatically qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships and was victorious in both events he competed in this weekend at the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships.  His 100-meter time was 10.37 seconds and his 200-meter time was 21.04 seconds. 

Field Athlete of the Week

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

Corey placed eighth in a field of mostly Division I competitors in the javelin at the Penn Relays.  His toss of 63.43 meters helped the sophomore reach the NCAA automatic qualifying distance for the third time this season.