For the week ending February 26, 2007

Division III
 
Track Athlete of the Week
 
Trisha Silker – Rochester Institute of Technology
Senior, Albion, N.Y.

Silker was named Track Athlete of the Meet at the 2007 Empire 8 Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championship held in conjunction with the New York State Collegiate Track Conference Championships. The senior won the conference and state titles in the 1,000 meters in 3:04.18 and captured the Empire 8 championship in the 5,000-meter run in 18:23.09.  She ran on the winning 3,200-meter relay that set an Empire 8 championship record with a time of 9:42.44.
 
Field Athlete of the Week
 
Jessica Posimo – Moravian
Freshman, Philadelphia, Pa.

Posimo was named the Middle Atlantic Conference Rookie of the Year after leading Moravian to its 11th MAC Indoor Championship in the last 12 years in the 2007 meet hosted by Susquehanna University.  Moravian totaled 160 points, including all 31 points for sweeping the six places 200-meter dash, while Susquehanna was second with 89 points.  Posimo captured the award after winning the long jump with a leap of 5.22 meters (17 feet, 1 1/2 inches) and triple jump with a distance of 10.65 meters (34 feet, 11 1/4 inches), placing second in the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 8.65 seconds, third in the high jump after clearing 1.52 meters (four feet, 11 3/4 inches) and fifth in the 200-meter dash in a time of 27.72 seconds.