Outdoor Track and Field Weekly Release #7: Championships Preview

May 8, 2007

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2007 Horizon League Outdoor Track and Field Championships

IUPUI's Michael A. Carroll Stadium will host the 2007 Horizon League Outdoor Track and Field Championships, starting Thursday, May 10 and competition continues through Friday, May 11.

The UW-Milwaukee men will look to claim their fourth-straight outdoor title as the Panthers return several individual champions.  UWM's Trentin Edwards stands at the top of the League performance charts in the 100 and 200 this spring, after he claimed titles last season.

Youngstown State edged out UW-Milwaukee a year ago to take the women's championship.  The Penguins are led by Bethany Anderson who will try to defend her individual titles in the shot put and hammer throw.

Loyola's Marcia Faustin will try to complete a sweep of the high jump at the League Championships.  Faustin has won seven straight Horizon League individual high jump titles from the indoor and outdoor seasons.  She currently leads the League performance charts after setting a mark of 5'8.75" this past weekend to qualify for the NCAA Regionals.

Highlights of the Championships can be seen free on the Horizon League Network and will become available as soon as possible.

Championships Schedule

Thursday, May 10th

3:30 p.m.      Hammer, Women/Men

4:00 p.m.      Long Jump, Men

                      Pole Vault, Women

6:00 p.m.      Long Jump, Women

                      Pole Vault, Men

5:00 p.m.      110 H Prelims

TBD               400 Prelims

                      100 Prelims

                      800 Prelims

                      400 H Prelims

                      200 Prelims

                      10,000 Final

                      Steeplechase

Friday, May 11th

12:00 p.m.    Triple Jump, Men/Women

                      Discus, Women/Men

                      High Jump, Women/Men

                      Shot Put, Men/Women

                      4X100 Relay Final

12:20 p.m.    1,500 Final

1:00 p.m.      110 H Final

1:20 p.m.      400 Final

1:30 p.m.      100 Final

1:40 p.m.      800 Final

1:55 p.m.      400 H Final

2:10 p.m.      200 Final

2:20 p.m.      5,000 Final

3:00 p.m.      400 Relay Final

Male Athlete of the Week

Trentin Edwards

UW-Milwaukee

Sr., Milwaukee, Wis.

Edwards handily broke his own school record in the 200 at the Wisconsin Twilight last weekend. He ran a time of :21.27 to take second in the event, while eclipsing his standard of :21.54. His time leads the League.

Female Athlete of the Week

Marcia Faustin

Loyola

Sr., Orland Park, Ill.

Faustin automatically qualified for the NCAA Midwest Regional meet with a 5'8.75" height in the high jump on Saturday to lead the Loyola University Chicago track and field team at the Billy Hayes Invitational at Indiana University.

Other Men's Top Performers for the Week

Scott Streiner

Youngstown State

Jr., Poland, Ohio

Scott Streiner ran a personal-best time of :21.39 in the 200 to finish third and move into third on YSU's all-time list. He added a fourth-place time in the 100 with a season-best time of :11.00. He now ranks second in the League charts in the 200 and fourth in the 100.

Erik Hernandez

Loyola

So., West Chicago, Ill.

At the Billy Hayes Invitational on Saturday, Hernandez represented Loyola with a third-place finish in the shot put at 16.25 meters, behind Indiana's Eric Werskey and the event champion, Purdue's Tyler Miller.

Adam Mayhew

Detroit

So., Richland, Mich.

Mayhew set new meet records  in the shot put (45'2.25"), discus (156'2)  hammer (169'3") and javelin (138'8") at the Detroit/Oakland Dual in helping the Titans to the win.

Andy Wall

UIC

Fr., Peoria, Ill.

Wall took home top-ten finishes in the 110-meter hurdles (seventh/15.88m) and triple jump (sixth/13.48m) to pace the men's squad at the Wisconsin Twilight over the weekend.

Other Women's Top Performers for the Week

Darcelle Formby

Youngstown State

So., Cleveland, Ohio

Formby set two personal-best times in the sprints, including a second-place time of :24.41 in the 200 that ranks her fifth in YSU history. She also posted a personal-best time of :12.31 in the 100 that moved her into eighth-place on YSU's top performers' chart. Her time in the 200 is the fastest in the League this season.

Timeka Walker

UW-Milwaukee

Sr., Orland Park, Ill.

Walker led the Panthers at the Wisconsin Twilight last weekend, winning the 100. She ran a season-best time of :11.88 to pace the field.

Ashley Schinske

Detroit

So., Paw Paw, Mich.

Schinske set a new school record of 4091 and finished second in the Horizon League heptathlon in Indianapolis, earning the Titans eight points for this week's League Championship.

Lisa Petty

UIC

Sr., Brookfield, Ill.

Petty gave the women's team its highest finish at the Wisconsin Twilight on Saturday by taking second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a personal-best time of 11:47.11.