DENVER ?“ Boise State?™s Mattias Jons and New Mexico State?™s Sandra Anane have been named the Xbox Live Western Athletic Conference men?™s and women?™s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week, respectively.
Jons, a senior from Bjuraker, Sweden, in three weeks, three track and field meets has posted three consecutive school records in the 35-pound weight throw. Competing in the weight throw at the United Heritage Invitational in Nampa, Idaho, Jons broke this Bronco record in the event with a throw of 72-4.50 (22.06m). The mark, which also a NCAA automatic qualifying mark, is the third best collegiate throw this season.
Anane, a junior from El Paso, Texas, had a fantastic day for the Aggies, breaking school records in both the long and triple jump. In finishing second in the long jump, Anane leaped 19-2.5, over a two-inch improvement over the previous mark. In the triple jump, Anane won the event, breaking her own school record, set last week with a jump of 42-3.5, provisionally qualifying her for the NCAA Championships. Anane also competed in the 60-meter hurdles, finishing seventh. She currently ranks 11th in the country in the triple jump.
Other Men Nominated: Russ Winger, Idaho and DJ Smith, Utah State.
Other Women Nominated: Eleni Kafourou, Boise State; Aspen Marshal, Fresno State; Melinda Owen, Idaho; Jamie Martino, Nevada and Kaylene Gastaldi, Utah State.