DENVER - New Mexico State's Lasasha Aldredge and Hawai'i's Sarah Saddleton were named the Verizon Western Athletic Conference Women's Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week, respectively, for the week of Jan. 10-16.
Aldredge, a sophomore from Fresno, Calif. (Central East HS), had a great start to the 2011 season at the University of New Mexico Lobo Open Invite in Albuquerque, N.M., on Jan. 15. Aldredge placed first in the 400 meters with a time of 57.27 seconds. Her time is the best mark in the WAC thus far in the early portion of the season. She was also a member of the 4x400 meter relay team that placed first finishing with a WAC-best time of 3:53.50. Aldrege also had a fifth-place finish in the 200 meters finishing with a time of 25.50.
Saddleton, a junior from Auckland, New Zealand (ACG Strathallan), set the bar for the WAC in the high jump at the University of Washington Indoor Preview on Jan. 15, in Seattle, Wash. Saddleton's leap of 5-8 (1.73m) netted her first place in the event along with the top mark in the WAC this season.
Other track nominees included: Racquel Jones, Boise State; Keli Hall, Idaho; Chelsea Hayes, Louisiana Tech; Katelyn Heiner, Utah State
Other field nominees included: Mele Vaisima, Boise State; Gabby Midles, Idaho; Micarra Vassell, Louisiana Tech; Zoe Meade, New Mexico State; Chari Hawkins, Utah State