For the week ending February 17, 2008

Division I

Track Athlete of the Week

Melissa Lee - University at Albany
Junior, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Lee captured a victory in the 400-meter dash (59.42) in a tri-meet with Binghamton and Syracuse.  The junior also contributed to the winning 4x400-meter relay squad (4:00.51).

Field Athlete of the Week

Osasumwen Izevbigie - Lafayette College
Senior, Springdale, Md.

Izevbigie recorded two first place finishes at the Lafayette/Rider Invitational last week.  The senior completed winning tosses in the weight throw (17.23m) and the shot put (13.77m).

Division II

Track Athlete of the Week

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

Mundry took first place in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.61 seconds at the Tufts University Stampede.

Field Athlete of the Week

Jacqui Barrett - University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Sophomore, Woburn, Mass.

Barrett, a sophomore, was victorious in the shot put event with a throw of 42'9.75" at the Tufts University Stampede.

Division III

Track Athlete of the Week

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

Rohrs tallied three first place finishes this week at the Susquehanna Invitational.  The junior won the 55-meter hurdles in an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 8.16, and the 55-meter dash in an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 7.28.  Rohrs, also won the 200-meter dash in a time of 26.19.

Co-Field Athletes of the Week

Akilah Bond - Hamilton College
Junior, Amherst, Mass.

Bond took first in two events at the Liberty League Championship, posting an NCAA qualifying distance in the triple jump (11.50m) and breaking her own school record in the long jump (5.24m).

Alyssa Pirinelli - St. Lawrence University
Sophomore, North Tonowanda, N.Y.

Pirinelli was victorious in two events at the Liberty League Championships last week.  The sophomore met an NCAA provisional qualifying distance in the shot put with a throw of 13.14 meters.  Pirinelli also won the weight throw with a toss of 15.61 meters.