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.
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
Pole Vault, Women
Pole Vault, Men
TBD 400 Prelims
100 Prelims
800 Prelims
400 H Prelims
200 Prelims
10,000 Final
Steeplechase
Friday, May 11th
Discus, Women/Men
High Jump, Women/Men
Shot Put, Men/Women
4X100 Relay Final
Male Athlete of the Week
Trentin Edwards
UW-Milwaukee
Sr., 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 Sr., Other Men's Top Performers for the Week Scott Streiner 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., At the Billy Hayes Invitational on Saturday, Hernandez represented Loyola with a third-place finish in the shot put at 16.25 meters, behind Adam Mayhew So., 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 Fr., 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 So., 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., Ashley Schinske So., Paw Paw, Schinske set a new school record of 4091 and finished second in the Horizon League heptathlon in Lisa Petty Sr., 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.