C-USA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Noel Comrie, Tulane, Senior, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
Comrie broke his own school record in the triple jump at the Tulane Invitational last Saturday with a jump of 53'00.25. He broke his old record (50'00.75) by over two feet. In addition, his jump is a provisional qualifying distance for the NCAA Championships. Comrie's jump is the sixth-best jump in the NCAA this season.

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NOTING C-USA MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

CHARLOTTE was led by thrower MATT RAUSCH at the Duke Invitational this past weekend. Rausch shattered his own record in the hammer throw with a toss of 198'10. Twann Atkins finished the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.09 to finish third in the event. His time of 14.09 was a record-breaking time. The 49ers return to action April 14, hosting the Charlotte Invitational at the Irwin Belk Track and Field Center. CINCINNATI finished second at the Indiana Invitational last Saturday. The men's team earned four first place finishes which totaled 117 points. Senior CHRIS CAMFIELD won his first career 3,000-meter steeplechase title crossing the finish line in 9:26.79, his personal best. CHRIS REISS won the individual title in the 5,000-meters (15:05.65), while JARED BURKHOLDER was the top Bearcat in the high jump (7'00.25). The Bearcats are in action next at the Miami Invitational on Saturday in Oxford, Ohio. HOUSTON competed at the Texas Relays this past weekend in Austin, Texas. JEFF MUELLER finished third in the high jump with a season-best leap of 7'00.25. ADAM CALLAHAN finished sixth in the high jump (6'09'00), while ALEX HERRMANN turned in an eighth place finish in the decathlon with 6,844 points. LOUISVILLE won the inaugural track meet at Cardinal Park over the weekend. ZEK PARKER won the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.72 and the long jump with a leap of 22'00.75. STANLEY TANNYHILL won the triple jump with a mark of 46'00.00. The Cardinals travel to the Miami Invite Saturday in Oxford, Ohio. MARQUETTE took second place at the Cardinal Challenge hosted by Louisville last Saturday. Sophomore NIC WUCHERER won the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 56.21. He also placed second in the 110-meter hurdles in a time of 14.80. The Golden Eagles take the field next Thursday at the Sea Rays Relays in Knoxville, Tenn. MEMPHIS participated at the Tulane Invitational last Saturday. Senior LARRY CRAWFORD won the 100-meters with a season-best time (10.46) and placed second in the 200-meters (21.03) .01 seconds behind Calvin Lewis, the unattached runner who won the event. SOUTHERN MISS competed in the Tulane Invitational over the weekend. Senior EMMANUEL OSABUTEY finished first in the long jump with a leap of 25'00, his season and personal best. WENSTON RILEY improved his time in the 100 and 200 meters. KENNY JOHNSON turned in a season best performance in the 400-meters (49.07). The Golden Eagles take the field again at the LSU Invitational on Saturday. TULANE collected 18 first and second place finishes at its own Invitational last Saturday. The Green Wave is ranked 18 in the most recent Trackwire rankings. NOEL COMRIE leaped 53'00.25 in the triple jump to set a new school record and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships.

TOP PERFORMANCES THIS SEASON
(Through April 10)

100 Meter Dash
10.21		Robert Foster, HOU	Texas Relays		4/7/01

200 Meter Dash
20.76		Robert Foster, HOU	Tom Tellez Invite	3/31/01

400 Meter Dash
47.83		Chris Ingram, MEM	Big Cat Classic		4/1/01

800 Meter Run
1:50.47		Clement Abai, TUL	Alabama Relays		3/24/01

1,500 Meter Run
3:48.53		Andrew Smith, USF	Miami Invite		3/17/01

5,000 Meter Run
14:14.88	Andrew Smith, USF	Raleigh Relays		3/31/01

10,000 Meter Run
29:08.22	Kenneth Svendsen, CHA	Stanford Invite		3/31/01

400 Meter Int Hurdles
51.98		Brandon Hon, CIN	Alabama Relays		3/24/01

110 Meter High Hurdles
13.77		Wenston Riley, USM	Alabama Relays		3/24/01

3,000 Meter Steeplechase
8:39.21		Solomon Kandie, TUL	Stanford Invite		3/31/01

4X100 Meter Relay
40.17		Memphis			Big Cat Classis		4/1/01

4X400 Meter Relay
3:11.58		Memphis			Tulane Invitational	4/7/01

High Jump
7'00.50		Jimmy Baxter, USF	Florida State Relays	3/24/01

Pole Vault
16'00.00	Mike Yoder, CIN		Cincinnati Invite	3/31/01

Long Jump
25'05.25	William Montgomery, CHA	49er Classic		3/17/01

Triple Jump	
53'00.25	Noel Comrie, TUL	Tulane Invitational	4/7/01

Shot Put
55'02.75	Frank Guzman, DEP	Alabama Relays		3/25/01

Discus Throw
164'08.00	John Wawrysh, LOU	Cincinnati Invite	3/31/01

Hammer Throw
225'05.00	Carey Ryan, DEP		Florida Relays		3/31/00

Javelin Throw
239'03.00	Nathan Junius, TUL	Alabama Relays		3/22/01

Decathlon
6844		Alex Herrmann, HOU	Texas Relays		4/7/01