For the week ending January 13, 2008

Division I

Track Athlete of the Week

Tanique Carter - James Madison University
Junior, Richmond, Va.

Carter broke a school record and met the ECAC qualifying standard in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.85.  The junior also met the ECAC standard in the 55-meters with a time of 7.07 seconds.

Field Athlete of the Week

Tamara Highsmith - University of Connecticut
Senior, East Haven, Conn.

Highsmith broke a school indoor record and met both Big East and ECAC qualifying marks in the triple jump at the Army Invitational.  The senior recorded a score of 42-9½ and is currently No. 3 on the NCAA descending order list.

Division II

Track Athlete of the Week

Danielle Scardino - West Chester University
Senior, Levittown, Pa.

Scardino finished first in the 55-meter dash, 200-meter dash, and the 55-meter hurdles at the PSAC East Challenge.  The senior produced a NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.34 seconds and she qualified for her conference championship in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.69.

Field Athlete of the Week

Olivia Thibou - University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Sophomore, South Boston, Mass.

Thibou took first in the long jump (17-6.26) and placed third overall in the triple jump (35-5.25) at the Dartmouth Relays.

Division III

Co-Track Athletes of the Week

Lauren Deas - Cabrini College
Senior, Philadelphia, Pa.

Deas posted a national qualifying time and placed first in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.81 seconds.

Renee Thompson - Wheaton College
Sophomore, Hartford, Conn.

Thompson recorded a NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 400-meter dash with a time of 58.47.  The sophomore finished fourth overall at the Dartmouth Relays, but she was the top Division III runner.

Field Athlete of the Week

Ali Sax - Brandeis University
Junior, Lincoln, Mass.

Sax captured two events at the Bowdoin College Invitational with scores of 15-6¾ in the long jump and 34-2 in the triple jump.