For the week ending February 12, 2007

Division III

Co-track Athlete of the Week

Toni Wiszowaty – SUNY Plattsburgh
Junior, Shirley, NY

At the Boston University Valentine's Invitational, Wiszowaty finished fourth of 60 runners in the 5,000 meter run with a school record and NCAA automatic qualifying time of 16:52.81. The junior was also named SUNYAC women’s track athlete of the week.

Stephanie Herrick – The College of New Jersey
Sophomore, Wayne, NJ

Herrick defeated a field of 36 competitors to win the 800 meters in Lafayette-Rider Invitational held at the New York Armory in Manhattan with a school-record and NCAA automatic qualifying time of 2:12.97. Herrick also was a member of TCNJ’s 4x400 meter relay team which finished as the top Division III squad, placing third in a nine-team field with a time of 4:00.10. The junior was named New Jersey Athletic Conference Track Athlete of the Week.

Field Athlete of the Week

Melissa Bellemore – University of Southern Maine
Senior, Manchester, NH

At the New England Alliance/Little East Conference Championships, Bellemore won three events and placed in a fourth to help the Huskies sweep the two titles for the seventh straight year.  She won the pole vault for the fourth straight year by clearing 11-2 1/2, the long jump with a leap of 16-0 1/2, and the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 9.03 seconds in the finals.  She also placed in the triple jump with a jump of 32-1 and was named Little East Women’s Field Athlete of the Week.