Wednesday, January 26, 2011

MACON, Ga. – ETSU’s track & field team picked up three Atlantic Sun Conference weekly awards, announced Wednesday by the league office, as Ifrish Alberg, Jarrod Burton and Lexie Burley all earned awards, while Belmont’s Caitlin Standifer received recognition for Belmont. Standifer and Burton took first place at their meets in the mile run and shot put, respectively, while Alberg and Burley had impressive showings early in their freshman seasons. 

MEN’S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK:
Ifrish Alberg, ETSU (Sprints – Fr. – Paramaribo, Suriname)
• First Career A-Sun Track Athlete of the Week award
• Set personal records in the 55m and 200m with times of 6.33 and 22.12
• Finished second in the short-distance sprint and fifth in the 200m
• Ranks first in the Atlantic Sun in both events; 61st in the nation in 60m dash

WOMEN’S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK:
Caitlin Standifer, Belmont (Distance – Jr. – Plano, Texas – Entrepreneurship)
• First Career A-Sun Track Athlete of the Week award
• Won the mile run at the MTSU Blue Raider Invitational
• Finished with a time of 5:09.81; nearly three seconds ahead of the second-place finisher
• Performance ranks as the top time in the Atlantic Sun

MEN’S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK:
Jarrod Burton, ETSU (Throws – Sr. – Bastian, Va. – Exercise Science)
• Second A-Sun Field Athlete of the Week award
• Claimed first place in the shot put and second in weight throw at 2011 Mountaineer Open
• Top toss in shot put marked 54’10 and 58’10 in the weight throw
• Ranks 58th in the shot put and 63rd in the weight throw

WOMEN’S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK:
Lexie Burley, ETSU (Jumps – Fr. – Johnson City, Tenn. – Exercise Science)
• First A-Sun Field Athlete of the Week award
• Claimed fourth at the Mountaineer Open in the triple jump
• Posted a mark of 37’7.25

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