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    ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
    UTEPs Patrick Mutai, a freshman from Eldoret, Kenya, won the prestigious Texas Relays 3000-meter steeplechase in a NCAA regional time of 8:49.45. He became the 10th Miner in the last 14 years to win the event at the Texas Relays. The time is the fastest in the WAC this year by nearly 36 seconds. The time is also the fifth fastest in the nation this year. Mutai led the race by as much as 70 meters midway through the race.

    Louisiana Tech Brenda-Grace Hunt, a junior from Spanishtown, Jamaica, took first place at the Texas Relays in the javelin with a school-record throw of 56.91m. The mark is also the best throw in the country this season. Hunt was one of three Techsters to set a record at the Relays, as the womens 400 and 1,600-meter relays set a pair of school records in the process.

  • Other men nominated: Johnathon Holland, Louisiana Tech; Luke Stadel, Rice and Mathew Musengezi, Tulsa.

  • Other women nominated: Meghan Weaver, Hawaii; Rachel Greff, Rice; Erma-Gene Evans, UTEP and Erin Fogarty, Tulsa.


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    Dandy Dozen
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  • TRACKSHARK POWER RANKINGS
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    TRACKWIRE RANKINGS
    The Boise State men continue to be ranked this outdoor track and field season with a No. 12 ranking in the Trackwire Top 25. The Broncos post two athletes in the Dandy Dozen with Mattias Jons in the hammer and Gabriel Wallin in the javelin. Jons ranks second, while Wallin is first in the country. The UTEP men place four in the top 12. Patrick Mutai is fourth in the steeplechase, while fellow Miner Mircea Bogdan is 11th. Japeth Ngojoy is 10th in the 10,000 meters. Mickael Hanany is ranked seventh in the high jump and eighth in the long jump. For the Mustang women, Gaelle Niare is second in the country in the high jump. Louisiana Tech places both relay teams in the top 12, coming in seventh in the 4x100 and 10th in the 4x400-meter relay. Techster Brenda-Grace Hunt is second in the country in the javelin. Also in the javelin is UTEPs Erma-Gene Evans who comes in fourth.

    2005 WAC CHAMPIONSHIP
    The 2005 Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship will be held at the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium, May 11-14. Tulsa will hosts the conferences final championship of the year. Rice swept the team competition in 2004 on their own track.

    REGIONAL DATES AND SITES
    May 27-28, 2005
    East Regionals
    Host: Manhattan College (Randalls Island facility)

    Mideast Regionals
    Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex
    Bloomington, Ind.
    Host: Indiana

    West Regionals
    Host: Oregon

    Midwest Regionals
    Host: Oklahoma

    Finals
    June 8-11, 2005
    Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex
    Sacramento, Calif.
    Hosts: Sacramento State and the Sacramento Sports Commission

    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.