DENVER UTEPs Adrian Ghioroaie, a junior from Bucharest, Romania, has been named the Western Athletic Conference mens indoor track and field athlete of the week.
Ghioroaie was the second place finisher, but highest among collegiate athletes in the triple jump qualifier at the Iowa State Classic. His mark of 52-10 is both his season best and a WAC season high. The jump bettered his old WAC season-high of 52-8 , which he set on Jan. 26. His mark is also the sixth-best performance in the NCAA this season.
Ghioraie next event is in Reno, Nev., for the WAC indoor championships on Feb. 20-24.
Other mens athletes nominated included: Vaughn Walwyn of Rice who finished second at the Iowa State Classic in the long jump with a mark of 25-1 , a WAC season-high; SMUs Martin Allgeyer who took fourth in the 3,000 meters at the Iowa State Classic and K.J. West of Boise State who took first with a time of 6.39 in the 55m.