Athletes of the Week



SCAC MEN'S TRACK & FIELD
HEADLINES AND NOTES:

August 14, 2008
Trinity Appoints Svoboda Track and Field Head Coach
(From Trinity's website)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Trinity University Director of Athletics Bob King has announced the appointment of David Svoboda as the new head Tiger men’s and women’s track and field coach.
Complete Release

July 29, 2008

Rhodes' Shankman selected to lead USA Track & Field Team at 2009 Maccabiah Games
(From Rhodes' website)
MEMPHIS, Tenn.
- Robert Shankman, Rhodes Head Cross-Country and Track and Field Coach, has been appointed Head Coach of the USA Open Track & Field Team to compete at the 18th World Maccabiah Games in Israel, July, 2009. Complete Release

July 21, 2008

Hendrix, Sewanee and DePauw named 2008 Men's Division III All-Academic Track and Field Teams
(From USTFCCCA's website)
NEW ORLEANS, La.
- The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the men's 2008 Division III All-Academic Track and Field Teams and Hendrix, Sewanee and DePauw were among the 57 teams receiving recognition. Complete Release | Hendrix Release | Sewanee Release | DePauw Release

May 30, 2008

SCAC Names Coaches-of-the-Year for 2008 Spring Sports Seasons
SUWANEE, Ga. - After exclusive voting by head coaches of each sport, the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) announced its 2008 Coaches-of-the-Year for men’s and women’s track and field and men’s and women’s golf. Complete Release

May 24, 2008

Hendrix's Maldonaldo High Jumps to Seventh Place Finish and All-America Honors at Nationals
(From Hendrix's website)

CONWAY, Ark. - Hendrix College sophomore Jerry Maldonaldo finished seventh in the men's high jump at the 2008 NCAA Championships to earn All-America honors - becoming the first male Track & Field All-American at Hendrix since the Warriors joined the SCAC in 1991. Complete Release | Official Championships Website

May 24, 2008

Trinity's Baer Fifth in Javelin at Nationals, Brush Sixth in 800 Meters
(From Trinity's website)

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Trinity University football and track & field standout Chris Baer (far left) broke his own school record in the javelin at the NCAA Championships on Saturday, finishing fifth overall and earning All-America honors. Zach Brush (immediate left), the lone first-year runner to make the finals in the 800 meters, finished sixth in the event to also earn All-America honors. Complete Release | Official Championships Website

April 26, 2008

Trinity wins second consecutive SCAC Men's T&F title
Southwestern's Norris becomes first Pirate to win SCAC Athlete-of-the-Year honors
GREENCASTLE, Ind. -
Trinity University totaled 210 points and captured its second consecutive Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference title. Southwestern University's Chris Norris was the high-point scorer. Complete Results | SCAC Track & Field Championship Website | Trinity Release | Southwestern Release | 2008 All-SCAC Men's Track Team

April 22, 2008
Southwestern's Sheppard; Rhodes' Maryott named SCAC Track and Field Athlete-of-the-Week honors
SUWANEE, Ga. -
Avery Sheppard of Southwestern University and Andrew Maryott of Rhodes College have been named this week's Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Track and Field Athletes of the Week based on voting by the league's head coaches. Complete Release

April 15, 2008

Sewanee's Turner; Trinity's Baer earn SCAC Track and Field Athlete-of-the-Week honors
SUWANEE, Ga. -
Ian Turner of Sewanee-University of the South and Chris Baer of Trinity University have been named this week's Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Track and Field Athletes of the Week based on voting by the league's head coaches. Complete Release

April 8, 2008

Trinity's Armstrong; Hendrix's Maldonado earn SCAC Track and Field Athlete-of-the-Week honors
SUWANEE, Ga. -
Chass Armstrong of Trinity University and Jerry Maldonado of Hendrix College have been named this week's Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Track and Field Athletes of the Week based on voting by the league's head coaches. Complete Release

April 1, 2008

Teammates Brush and Baer give Trinity sweep of SCAC Track and Field Athlete-of-the-Week honors
SUWANEE, Ga. -
Zach Brush and Chris Baer - both of Trinity University - have been named this week's Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Track and Field Athletes of the Week based on voting by the league's head coaches. Complete Release

March 24, 2008

SCAC names Track and Field Athletes-of-the-Week; Norris of Southwestern and Wildman of Trinity inaugural honorees
SUWANEE, Ga. -
In new awards created for this season, Chris Norris of Southwestern University and Todd Wildman of Trinity University have been selected as the year's first Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Track and Field Athletes of the Week based on voting by the league's head coaches. Complete Release

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