DENVER SMUs Mindi Pukstas has been named the Western Athletic Conference mens Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week.
Pukstas, a junior from Kaunas, Lithuania, set a school and meet record with a time of 7:59.06 in the 3,000 meters, taking first at the Iowa State Classic. He broke the old school mark by over three seconds and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships.
Additional nominees included: Adam Davis, Rice; Henderson Dottin, UTEP
Tulsas Shana Robinson has been named the Western Athletic Conference womens Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week.
Robinson, a junior from Tulsa, Okla., improved her provisional-qualifying mark in the 60 meters to 7.38 at the Holiday Inn Invitational in Lincoln, Neb. Her mark is a new school record, breaking her old time of 7.41. Robinson also finished fourth in the 200 meters.
Additional nominees included: Abbey Elsberry, Boise State; Allison Beckford, Rice; LaVada Hill, SMU; Jose van der Veen, UTEP.