C-USA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Wenston Riley, Southern Miss
Senior, Trenton, Fla.
Riley posted an NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 100-meter high hurdles at the Alabama Relays with a time of 13.77 to finish second. In the Golden Eagles season opener, Riley finished first in the 100-meter high hurdles with a time of 14.03.

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NOTING C-USA MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
CHARLOTTE competed in the Wake Forest Invitational last weekend in Winston-Salem, N.C. PETE FINK tied the school record in the pole vault, clearing a height of 15'1" to win the event. He now shares the record with Kevin Hanrahan, who initially set the mark in 1995. The 49ers return to action at the Raleigh Relays and the Stanford Invitational on Friday and Saturday. CINCINNATI turned in a strong outing at the Alabama Relays on Sunday. Senior JARED BURKHOLDER posted the men's top performance, placing second in the high jump with a mark of 7'0 ¼, which was also a personal best. MIKE YODER finished seventh in the pole vault (15'5). The Bearcats return to action hosting Bowling Green, Toledo, Marshall, Ohio, Morehead State, Louisville and Butler on March 31. DE PAUL competed in the Alabama Relays and placed 22nd out of 32 teams in the two-day event. CAREY RYAN finished second in the hammer throw with a toss of 66.68 meters. The Blue Demons will compete in the Purdue Open on Saturday. HOUSTON participated in the Texas Southern Relays on Saturday. ROBERT FOSTER won the 100-meter dash with a career-best time of 10.39. TOARTOU KARGOU won the 1,500-meter race in a time of 4:02.50; and MIKE OLAGUE placed second with a time of 6'10.25. The Cougars host the Tom Tellez Invitational on Saturday. MEMPHIS finished the Alabama Relays with five top-10 performances on Sunday. STEPHAN MATSCHINER recorded the highest finish in the two-day event, placing fourth in the 1,500-meter relay with a time of 3:49.90. SOUTHERN MISS was led by WENSTON RILEY at the Alabama Relays last weekend. Riley finished second out of 55 performers in the 110-meter high hurdles with a time of 13.77. He previously won the same event at the Southern Miss Invitational with a time of 14.03. TULANE competed in the Alabama Relays this past weekend. NATHAN JUNIUS won the javelin throw with a mark of 72.92 meters. His throw was an NCAA automatic qualifying standard. His throw was the second-best in school history and is the second-best javelin throw this season.

TOP PERFORMANCES THIS SEASON
(Through March 20)

100 Meter Dash
10.84		Larry Crawford, MEM	Rhodes Invite		3/17/01

200 Meter Dash
21.65		Abraham Morlu, CHA	49er Classic		3/17/01

400 Meter Dash
48.21		Adam Evans, CHA	        49er Classic		3/17/01

800 Meter Run
1:54.75		Daniel Monroe, CHA	49er Classic		3/17/01

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

5,000 Meter Run
14:53.47	Stefan Matschiner, MEM	Rhodes Invite		3/17/01

400 Meter Int Hurdles
53.75		George Daley, USM	Southern Miss Invite	3/17/01

110 Meter High Hurdles
14.03		Wenston Riley, USM	Southern Miss Invite	3/17/01

4X100 Meter Relay
41.61		Southern Miss		Southern Miss Invite	3/17/01

4X400 Meter Relay
3:18.67		Southern Miss		Southern Miss Invite	3/17/01

High Jump
6'11.75		Jimmy Baxter, USF	Miami Invite		3/17/01

Pole Vault
14'11.00	Peter Frank, CHA	49er Classic		3/17/01

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

Triple Jump
49'00.75	Pullins Dywon, USM	Southern Miss Invite	3/17/01

Shot Put
52'06.50	Bryan Bruner, USM	Southern Miss Invite	3/17/01

Discus Throw
162'04.00	Rory Marsh, USF		Miami Invite		3/17/01

Hammer Throw
197'03.00	Matthew Rausch, CHA	49er Classic		3/17/01

Javelin Throw
234'02.00	Nathan Junius, TUL	Southern Miss Invite	3/17/01