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    ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
    Louisiana Techs Jason Morgan, a junior from Waterford, St. Catherine, Jamaica, won the shot put and discus competitions at the Louisiana Classics hosted by Louisiana-Lafayette in the outdoor opener for Tech. He had a shot put throw of 16.47 meters before posting a discus mark of 51.73m The discus throw was good enough to reach the NCAA regional qualifying standard while the shot put mark came up just short.

    Louisiana Techs Latonia Wilson, a sophomore from Amite, La., clocked a regional-qualifying time of 11.74 in the 100 meters to take first place at the Louisiana Classics hosted by Louisiana-Lafayette in the outdoor opener for Tech. She also ran on the 400-meter relay team that also claimed first place with a time of 45.66. That time is also a NCAA regional qualifying mark. The 4X100 meter relay team finished 15th at the NCAA Championships last May and Tech returns all four member of that relay team.

  • Other men nominated: Luke Stadel, Rice.

  • Other women nominated: Krystal Robinson, Rice.

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    TRACKWIRE RANKINGS
    The first edition of the Trackwire Outdoor Rankings have not come out yet.

    NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION
    The 2005 NCAA Indoor Track and Field 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 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.