WAC CHAMPIONSHIP ?“ The 2006 edition of the WAC Championship returns to Idaho Sports Center and Jacksons Track in Nampa, Idaho. The meet will be held Feb. 22-25 with the multi-events on Feb. 22 and 23, and the preliminaries and finals on Feb. 24 and 25. Only a handfull of teams are cometing this week, getting their final tune-ups before the Championship.
XBOX LIVE ATHLETES OF THE WEEK ?“ Boise State?™s Forest Braden and Idaho?™s Dee Olson have been named the Xbox Live Western Athletic Conference men?™s and women?™s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week, respectively.
Braden, a senior from Bonners Ferry, Idaho, posted a NCAA automatic qualifying time in the 5,000-meter run, and in the process smashed the Bronco record in the event with a time of 13:47.73 at the Husky Classic in Seattle. Braden broke the school record of 14:08.76 set by Jose Uribe in 1997. He also smashed his previous best time which was 14:12.23 set last season. He finished seventh in the race which saw 10 runners surpass the automatic qualifying standard.
Olson, a sophomore from Estacada, Ore, finished third in the mile and was the first collegiate finisher at the Husky Classic with a personal best and NCAA provisional qualifying time of 4:41.23. She also ran the final leg of the Distance Medley relay team that finished second and broke the Idaho school record with a time of 11:35.32. The previous Idaho record in the event was 11:47.70.
Other Men Nominated: Matthew Wauters, Idaho; Sheldon Williams, Louisiana Tech and Seth Wold, Utah State.
Other Women Nominated: Eleni Kafourou, Boise State; Novelle Murray, Hawai'i; Latonia Wilson, Louisiana Tech; Kali Baker, Nevada; Erin Streater, New Mexico State and Jill Steele, Utah State.
Click here for a .pdf version of the Weekly Indoor Track and Field Notes and Top Performances.TRACKWIRE NATIONAL RANKINGS ?“ Click on the following links for the men and women's Trackwire and Dandy Dozen Rankings.
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WAC ENTERS NEW ERA ?“ The WAC is a nine-team league with the additions of Idaho, New Mexico State and Utah State following the departures of Rice, SMU, UTEP and Tulsa. It is the third time in conference history that the WAC will be comprised of nine teams (1980-91 and 2000). The WAC will added CS Northridge as an affiliate member for the Indoor season for both men and women.
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP ?“ The 2006 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship returns to Fayetteville, Ark., March 10-11. The University of Arkansas is hosting the event.