For the week ending February 10, 2008

Division I

Track Athlete of the Week

Marissa Ryan - Boston University
Senior, Farmington, Conn.

Ryan placed first in the 3000-meter run (9:24.82) at the Boston University Valentine Invitational.

Field Athlete of the Week

Toni Aluko - University of Maryland
Senior, Burtonsville, Md.

Aluko finished first and met an NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the championship division of the high jump event with a leap of 5-10 at the New Balance Armory Collegiate Invitational.  The senior also had a solid performance in the triple jump, as she recorded a fifth place finish with a score of 39-8.75.

Division II

Co-Track Athletes of the Week

Symone Wong - Southern Connecticut State University
Senior, Brockton, Mass.

Wong hit an NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.19 at the Boston University Valentine Invitational.  The senior also contributed to an NCAA provisional qualifying 4x400-meter relay squad (3:54.64).

Danielle Lyons - Adelphi University
Freshman, South Glastonbury, Conn.

Lyons met an NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the 800-meter run (2:16.89) at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational. 

Field Athlete of the Week

Gillian Mundry - University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Senior, Methuen, Mass.

Mundry finished tops among all Division II and Division III competitors in the long jump at the Boston University Valentine Invitational.  The senior recorded a jump of 15.06 meters.

Division III

Track Athlete of the Week

Sumer Rohrs - Frostburg State University
Junior, Frostburg, Md.

Rohrs, competing at the Susquehanna Invitational, had victories in the 55-meter dash (7.28), 55-meter hurdles (8.27) and the 200-meter dash (25.85).  The junior hit an NCAA automatic qualifying time in the 55-meter hurdles and an NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the 55-meter dash.

Field Athlete of the Week

Shannon O'Keeffe - SUNY Brockport
Junior, Boston, N.Y.

O'Keeffe captured a win in the triple jump at the Cornell Invitational with a leap of 11.59 meters.  The junior improved on her NCAA qualifying score and currently holds the second best score in all of Division III this season.