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    ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
    Boise States Mattias 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.

    Tulsas Sophia 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.

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    DANDY DOZEN
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    TRACKWIRE RANKINGS
    There are currenly no teams ranked in trackwires Top 25, but there are 12 individuals in the Dandy Dozen. There is a familiar face on the list, but Mickael Hanay has a change of schools next to his name. Hanany, the 2004 WAC Indoor Freshman of the Year, relocated to UTEP after the loss of the SMU mens track and field program in 2004. Hanany is ranked third in the Dandy Dozens high jump list. There are two new members student-athletes on the Dandy Dozen list, both in the Heptathlon. Sebastian Knabe and Jerome Richardson of Idaho are ranked sixth and eighth, respectively, this week.

    BOISE STATE TO HOST 2005 WAC CHAMPIONSHIP
    The 2005 WAC Championship will be held in Boise, Idaho at the Jacksons Track at the Idaho Sports Center, February 23-26, 2005. The WAC returns to Boise for its third-consecutive year. The Boise State men and Nevada women took home the 2004 crowns.

    NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION
    The 2005 NCAA Indoor Track and Fiels Championships will be held, March 11-12 at the Randal Tyson Indoor Track in Fayetteville, Ark. Arkansas will serve as the host institution. For ticket information call (800) 982.4647

    WAC TO ADD NEW MEMBERS FOR 2005 INDOOR SEASON
    Utah State and Idaho, and their indoor track and field programs, will join the Western Athletic Conference for this seasons WAC Championships. Each school will sponsor a mens and womens team at this year conference championship.

    WAC TO ADD NEW MEMBERS IN 2005
    New Mexico State, Utah State and Idaho will join the Western Athletic Conference fully, beginning July 1, 2005. Utah State and Idaho each school will sponsor a mens and womens teams, while New Mexico State will bring only a womens program. New Mexico State was unable to join the WAC in track and field for the 2005 season, as the Sun Belt needs the program to continue to hold a conference championship.