For the week ending February 24, 2008

Division I

Track Athlete of the Week

Felix Kitur - Virginia Military Institute
Freshman, Eldoret, Kenya

Kitur finished second in the 800-meter run (1:50.63) at the Virginia Tech Invitational.  The freshman's time was the fastest in the Big South Conference this season.

Field Athlete of the Week

Kolby Shepherd - Liberty University
Freshman, Dublin, Ga.

Shepherd set a Liberty freshman record in the pole vault at the Virginia Tech Challenge with a height of 4.95 meters.

Division II

Track Athlete of the Week

McNeil Johnson - Southern Connecticut State University
Junior, East Hartford, Conn.

Johnson won the 55-meter hurdles at the Northeast 10 Conference Championship and took home Most Valuable Athlete of the Meet.  The junior also finished second in the 500-meter run (1:07.04).

Field Athlete of the Week

Robert Keizer - Southern Connecticut State University
Senior, Great Neck, N.Y.

Keizer took first place in the triple jump at the Northeast-10 Conference Championship with a distance of 48'8.25".

Division III

Co-Track Athletes of the Week

Jon Garcia - University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Senior, Stoneham, Mass.

Garcia won the 55-meter hurdles at the New England Division III Championships with an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 7.58 seconds.

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

Siddeqq finished first and set meet records in two events at the SUNYAC Championships.  The senior met an NCAA provisional mark in the 50-yard dash (7.05), while capturing a victory in the 200-yard dash (22.01).

Field Athlete of the Week

Wes Hamilton - SUNY Geneseo
Senior, Shirley, N.Y.

Hamilton met two NCAA provisional qualifying marks at the SUNYAC Championships.  The senior finished first in the long jump with a leap of 7.05 meters and finished second in the triple jump with a distance of 14.14 meters.