Jefferson, McDougal Sweep Big South Indoor Track Athlete of the Week Awards
3/8/2007 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
Liberty juniors Carol Jefferson and Josh McDougal have been named the Big South Conference Choice Hotels Women's and Men's Indoor Track Athletes of the Week, respectively, after both enjoyed record-setting 5,000-meter races in Boston over the weekend.
Jefferson (Schwenksville, Pa.) broke her own Liberty and Big South Conference 5,000-meter record on Saturday at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships, finishing in a time of 17:03.23. Her time was good for 10th place in the race which concluded the indoor portion of her track schedule.
McDougal (Peru, N.Y.), the Big South Indoor Track Athlete of the Week for the third time this season, raced to a 13:37.32 clocking in the 5,000 meters at the IC4A Championships on Sunday, establishing new Liberty, Big South, IC4A and Boston University facility records. The time places him at No. 2 on the national performance list entering Friday's 5,000-meter final at the NCAA Division I National Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. McDougal, a seven-time All-American, will also compete in the 3,000 meters on Saturday.
Jefferson (Schwenksville, Pa.) broke her own Liberty and Big South Conference 5,000-meter record on Saturday at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships, finishing in a time of 17:03.23. Her time was good for 10th place in the race which concluded the indoor portion of her track schedule.
McDougal (Peru, N.Y.), the Big South Indoor Track Athlete of the Week for the third time this season, raced to a 13:37.32 clocking in the 5,000 meters at the IC4A Championships on Sunday, establishing new Liberty, Big South, IC4A and Boston University facility records. The time places him at No. 2 on the national performance list entering Friday's 5,000-meter final at the NCAA Division I National Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. McDougal, a seven-time All-American, will also compete in the 3,000 meters on Saturday.
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