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Nampa, Idaho -- The 2005 Western Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship concluded Saturday with the UTEP men and the Louisiana Tech women taking home titles. The win for UTEP was its 16th WAC Indoor title, while Louisiana Tech's track program became the third sport to win the WAC title.
For complete Championship results, click on the .htm link to the right.
Outstanding Performer
Men - Mickael Hanany, So., UTEP
Women - Adriana Pirtea, Sr., UTEP
Coach of the Year
Men - Bob Kitchens, UTEP
Women - Gary Stanley, Louisiana Tech
High Point Award
Men - Mickael Hanany, So., UTEP, 30 pts.
Women - Donesha Spivey, Jr., Louisiana Tech, 22 pts.
Freshman of the Year
Men - Elias Koech, UTEP
Women - Nina Schvedoff, UTEP
Following UTEPs 184 points on the mens side was affiliate member Utah State with 138 for second and Boise State with 133. In fourth was Louisiana Tech with 69 points, while Rice grabbed fifth with 58. Rounding out mens field was affiliate member Idaho (43) and Tulsa (32).
Louisiana Tech registered 157 points for its first WAC Indoor crown, clearing the field. Taking second was Rice with 84, while Fresno State tallied 76 points for third. In fourth was UTEP at 63, with fifth going to Nevada (60) and sixth going to SMU which earned 58. Utah State (49), Idaho (43), Hawaii (34), Tulsa (20) and Boise State (17) rounded out the womens field.
UTEPs Mickael Hanany was the clear star of the meet, winning all three events he competed in. Hanany won the high jump with a height of 2.17 meters, the long jump with a distance of 7.68m and the triple jump with a distance of 15.77m. His 30 points, though not the difference in the meet, gave the Miners a clear advantage and run away win.
The indoor season continues next week with last chance qualifiers, with the NCAA Championships the following week at Arakansas.