Athletes of the Week


SCAC WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
HEADLINES AND NOTES:
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
 Rhodes' Forbes Earns All-America Honors in 400 Meters
(From Rhodes' website)
 MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Sophomore Kristin Forbes of Rhodes College finished seventh in the 400 meter dash in a time of 56.10 to earn All-America honors at the 2008 NCAA Championships at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Forbes barely missed out on being a two-event All-American, finishing ninth in the 200 meters. Complete Release | Official Championships Website

May 24, 2008
 Trinity's Loeffler Finishes Third in Steeplechase; Earns All-America Honors
(From Trinity's website)
 SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Trinity University's Emily Loeffler finished third in the 3000 meter steeplechase at the NCAA Championships on Friday, breaking her own school record and earning All-America honors. Complete Release | Official Championships Website
May 24, 2008
 DePauw's Reich Earns All-America Honors with Fifth-place Finish
(From DePauw's website)
 GREENCASTLE, Ind. - DePauw University sophomore Lauren Reich finished fifth in the 1,500-meter run at the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships and earned all-America honors in the process. Complete Release | Official Championships Website

 May 24, 2008
 Rhodes' Forbes Named USTFCCCA South/Southeast Track Athlete-of-the-Year
(From Rhodes' website)
 NEW ORLEANS, La. - Sophomore Kristin Forbes was recognized Wednesday evening by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as the Division III South/Southeast women's track athlete of the year. Complete Release
April 26, 2008
 Rhodes captures SCAC Women's T&F title for first time since 2002
Rhodes' Forbes earns SCAC Athlete-of-the-Year honors
 GREENCASTLE, Ind. - Rhodes College totaled 237.5 points and finished 30 points ahead of host DePauw University and captured its first Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference title since 2002. Rhodes' Kristin Forbes was the top scorer of the meet. Complete Results | SCAC Track & Field Championship Website | Rhodes Release | 2008 All-SCAC Women's Track Team

 April 22, 2008
Covic of Rhodes; Meade of Sewanee selected SCAC Track and Field Athletes-of-the-Week
SUWANEE, Ga. - Cybil Covic of Rhodes College and Leisha Meade of Sewanee-University of the South have been selected as the week's Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Track and Field Athletes of the Week based on voting by the league's head coaches. Complete Release
April 15, 2008
 Southwestern's Lahaie; Sewanee's Johnson named SCAC Track and Field Athletes-of-the-Week
SUWANEE, Ga. - Kristin Lahaie of Southwestern University and Jane Johnson of Sewanee-University of the South have been selected as the week's Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Track and Field Athletes of the Week based on voting by the league's head coaches. Complete Release
April 8, 2008
DePauw's Reich selected SCAC Track Athlete-of-the-Week
SUWANEE, Ga. - Lauren Reich of Trinity University has been selected as the week's Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Week based on voting by the league's head coaches. No one was nominated for the Women's Field Athlete of the Week honor. Complete Release
April 1, 2008
 Broederdorf of Hendrix; Russ of Rhodes named SCAC Track and Field Athletes-of-the-Week
SUWANEE, Ga. - Laura Broederdorf of Hendrix College and Bekka Russ of Rhodes College have been selected as the week's Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Women'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; Loeffler of Trinity and Tryon of Rhodes inaugural honorees
SUWANEE, Ga. - In new awards created for this season, Emily Loeffler of Trinity University and Kim Tryon of Rhodes College have been selected as the year's first Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Track and Field Athletes of the Week based on voting by the league's head coaches. Complete Release
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