DENVER Boise States Ray Ardill and Rices Allison Beckford have been named the Western Athletic Conference mens and womens Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week, respectively.
Ardill, a senior from Victoria, B.C., Canada, won the 200 meters with a NCAA regional time of 20.94 at the Oregon Invitational. Ardill also ran on both Boise State relay teams. In the 4x100-meter relay, he helped the Broncos to a second-place time of 40.76, and in the 4x400 meter relay, he ran a split time of 45.80 in helping Boise State to victory with a season-best time of 3:12.09.
Beckford, a senior from Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, Jamaica, won the 400-meter hurdles at the Penn Relays with her best time of the season, 56.12. She then anchored the Owls 4x200 meter relay team that set a school record with the time of 1:34.55. Beckford also helped the Owls to their best time in the 4x400, 3:38.94.
Additional mens nominees included: Greg Doughty, Louisiana Tech; Ben Wiggins, Rice; Michael Robertson and Cory Ray, Tulsa
Additional womens nominees included: Emily Mathis, Boise State; Kelly Young, Hawaii; Brenda-Grace Hunt, Louisiana Tech; Caira Hane, Nevada; LaVada Hill, SMU and Shana Robinson, Tulsa.