April 17, 2007
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Male Athlete of the Week
Tom Grant
Sr.,
Grant won the long jump with a leap of 22 feet 10 inches. Also finished second in the 110 meter hurdles at 15.05. He was the top collegiate finisher in that race.
Female Athlete of the Week
Bethany Anderson
Jr.,
Other Men's Top Performers for the Week
Andy Wall
Fr.,
Wall helped pace the
Nick Kruse
Sr., Napoleon,
Kruse ran a personal-best time of 3:57.20 in the 1,500-meters to finish 19th at the Sea Ray Relays. That time ranks him sixth in school history in the event and second in the Horizon League this season.
Jimel Denham
Loyola
Jr.,
Denham led off a 3:18.12 effort by the Loyola men's 4x400-meter relay team that earned second place at the Carolina Fast Times Invitational in
Other Women's Top Performers for the Week
Kristen McMurray
Fr., Lisle,
For the second straight week McMurray was on the mark in the throws, taking the title in the discus while also placing fifth in the hammer throw at the Elmhurst Invitational on Saturday. McMurray's heave of 35.83 meters gave the women's team its lone event title of the day. She then came in just behind teammate Monique Bostert in the hammer throw with a toss of 38.54 meters.
Kara Henry
Sr.,
Henry won the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Miami Invitational in
Amanda Domich
Loyola
Sr., Algonquin,
Domich established a new personal-best effort in the 10,000-meter run on Sunday at the Mt. Sac Relays in
Cortney Mann
Sr.,
Mann finished sixth in the discus with a toss of 33.91 meters at the
Tiffany James
So.,
James had a strong day at the Bison Outdoor Classic as she won the 100 meters with a time of :12.38. She also finished seventh in the 200 meters with a time of :26.02 and was part of the eighth place 4x400 meter team.