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| Mattis Jon, Boise State |
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| Sophia Rodriguez, Tulsa |
DENVER Boise States Mattias Jons and Tulsas Sophia Rodriguez have been named the Western Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week.
Jons, a senior from Malmoe, Sweden, won the 35lb. weight throw with a NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 19.59 meters at the Dominos Pizza Community Open. Jons also placed third in the shot put with a mark of 15.75m.
Rodriguez, a freshman from Houston, Texas, shattered the school record in the triple jump by almost four feet as she jumped 39-02.25 (11.94m) at the Missouri Invitational in her first collegiate meet. She won the event while breaking the four-year-old school record.
Other men nominated: Louisiana Tech, Jason Morgan and Clif Mitchel, Tulsa.
Other women nominated: Robin Wemple, Boise State; Doria Appleberry, Louisiana Tech and Krystal Robinson, Rice.