ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

      Junior Jenny McCune won the 800-meter run and placed a close second in the 1,600 with superb early-season time of 5:22.2 -- just two seconds off her personal record.

       In the field events,  Amanda Morgan won the discus and the shot put, the latter with a personal-record throw of 30 feet, 9 inches. Keeley Eldredge showed dramatic improvement while placing second in both throws with big personal-record performances -- 30-8 in the shot and 80-2 in the discus (a 16-foot improvement over her best mark last season).

       First-year throws coach Eric Eyre is making big strides with the throwers. Dan Adams, a junior, won the shot put with a mark of 41 feet, 2 inches -- a five-foot improvement over his best mark last season!

      Freshman Rebekah Wooden, running in her first track meet, won the 200-meter dash.

      Senior Sausan Shakerin won the 100-meter dash in a fine early-season time of 11.3 (hand timed) and the long jump, with a personal-record leap of 20 feet, 10 inches.