Outdoor Track and Field Release #1
March 29, 2005
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Men's Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week
Scott Overall, Butler, Junior
Overall topped the NCAA Regional Qualifying Standard in the 5,000 meter run with a time of 14:12 at the Stanford Invitational.
Women's Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week
Victoria Mitchell, Butler, Senior
Mitchell broke her own school record in the 5,000 meter run and topped the NCAA Regional Qualifying Standard with a strong performance at the Stanford Invitational. Competing in an extremely fast field, Mitchell placed 11th in the 5,000 with a time of 16:28.33. Her time shattered the previous Butler 5,000 record of 17:08.46 that she set last year.
Men's Other Top Performers
Mikhail Davidyan, UIC, Senior, Skokie, Ill.
Davidyan dominated the 5000-meter run at the Jerry England Invitational, hosted by the University of Indianapolis, with a winning time of 15:06.03, defeating his closest competitor by over 25 seconds.
Trentin Edwards, UW-Milwaukee, Sophomore, Milwaukee, Wis.
Edwards helped the Panthers to a third-place finish at the Spring Classic last weekend. Edwards posted a pair of third-place finishes on the day, competing in both the 100-meter and 200-meter. In the shorter event, he posted a time of 10.89. He also ran a time of 22.16 in the 200-meter event.
Nick Smith, Youngstown State, Junior, Defiance, Ohio
Smith ran a personal-best time of 15:04.52 at the Raleigh Relays last weekend. His time was good enough for eighth place in the unseeded race and ranks ninth all-time in school history.
Women's Other Top Performers
Kristina Finley, UIC, Sophomore, Naperville, Ill.
Finley keyed the Flames to a second-place finish in the Jerry England Invitational, hosted by the University of Indianapolis, with a pair of top-three finishes. Finley won the pole vault, tying a school-record with a mark of 2.89 meters. The Naperville, Ill., rounded out the afternoon with a third-place mark in the hammer throw (34.28 meters).
Angie Huebner, UW-Milwaukee, Freshman, Green Bay, Wis.
Huebner was the Panthers' top finisher at the Spring Classic last weekend. In UWM's first outdoor meet of the year, Huebner took third place in the 5000-meter, completing the distance with a time of17:41.91.
Ashlie Jenkins, Wright State, Senior, Columbus, Ohio
Jenkins had a first and second place finish at the Cedarville Collegiate Open on Saturday. Jenkins won the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.12 after taking second in the 100-meter in 12.93. The Raiders were third as a team on the day.
Bethany Anderson, Youngstown State, Freshman, Jamestown, N.Y.
Anderson opened up her outdoor career with a mark of 43 feet, 6 1/2 inches in the shot put to place 11th at the Raleigh Relays. Her mark was good enough to rank fourth all-time in school history.
