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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Men - Dalibor Balgac, a sophomore from Kutina, Croatia, won his first event of 2003, taking home the gold in the 1,000m with a time of 2:25.96. Balgac also earned an athlete of the week honor in Cross Country, Oct. 21, 2002. He was just one of five Mustangs to compete last weekend at the Kansas State Invitational.
Women - No Competition this weekend
NOTES FROM AROUND THE LEAGUE -
Boise State - The Broncos begin a string of home meets, as they host the Bandanna Team Invite January 18 at the new Jacksons Indoor Track at the Idaho Sports Center. Boise State will host Brigham Young, California and Northwest Nazarene on the mens side. Womens teams competing include Nevada, Cal-State Los Angeles and Cal-State Dominguez Hills.
Hawaii - The Rainbow Wahines first competition is January 23, as they host the first in a series of three indoor Sunset Meets in Honolulu.
Fresno State - The Bulldogs hosted the Weight Pentathlon at Warmerdam Field. The weight pentathlon is a combination of five different throwing events, the hammer throw, shot put, discus, javelin and weight throw. Fresno State heads to Colorado Springs for the National Pole Vault Summit on January 18.
Louisiana Tech - In its first meet of the season, Louisiana Tech will head to Houston to run in the Cougar Open, hosted by the Univerisity of Houston. They will compete along side WAC foes Rice and SMU.
Nevada - The Wolf Pack begin their 2003 campaign as they head to Boise, Idaho for the Bandanna Team Invite on January 18. They will be among the first teams to compete on the new Jacksons Indoor Track at the Idaho Sports Center.
Rice - The Owls head down the road for their first event of the new year, as they compete in the Cougar Open at the University of Houston. Along with SMU and Lousiana Tech, Rice begins the short indoor season in Houston preparing for a WAC title.
SMU - The Mustangs head to Houston for the Cougar Open, after competing in the Kansas State Invitational last weekend. Sophomore Dalibor Balgac earned his first win of the season in Manhattan, Kan., winning the 1,000m with at time of 2:25.96.
UTEP - The Miners first competition is January 25 at the Red Raider Classic in Lubbock, Texas.
Tulsa - The Golden Hurricane will stay in Oklahoma, but head to Norman for the Oklahoma Invitational.
BOISE TO HOST 2003 WAC CHAMPIONSHIP - The 2003 Western Athletic Conference Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship is going to be held at the Idaho Sports Center in Boise, Idaho. This years championship will be held Thursday, February 27 through Saturday, March 1.
In the 2002 Championship, the Rice women topped second-place finisher Nevada by 20 points, while, UTEP ran away with the title earning 203 points to Rice's 139.33 on the mens side.
TRACKWIRE POLL - The Trackwire 25 projects a hypothetical score for the NCAA meet, factoring in injury reports and other variables supported by information gathered from coaches and NCAA-qualfying competitions across the country. This projection is generated by scoring the Dandy Dozen, a power ranking of the top 12 athletes and relay squads in each NCAA event.
The factors used to build the D12 include quantitative values that measure performances in past major competitions (such as conference championships, national championships and Olympic competition), durability and freedom from injuries, demonstrated ability to compete well in multiple rounds of competition, ability in other events, head-to-head competition with other top athletes, and personal or seasonal bests.