Track: Carrier Named Athlete of the Week
April 12, 2011 01:05 PM | General
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – For the second time during the outdoor season and the third time this year, senior Chelsea Carrier has been named BIG EAST Field Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced today.
The Buckhannon, W.Va., native earned the honor after her first-place performance in the heptathlon at the Texas Relays in Austin last week.
Carrier won the event with 5,927 points, after finishing first in the 100-meter hurdles (13.04), the 200-meter dash (23.64 and the long jump (6.22 meters), while also placing third in the high jump (1.73 meters), fourth in the 800-meter run (2:18.92), seventh in the shot put (11.75) and 12th in the javelin (31.24 meters).
The finish, which ranks first in the nation this season, broke the school record of 5,684 total points, previously set by WVU great Pat Itanyi in 1997.
She also broke the school record in the 100-meter hurdles as part of the pentathlon, crossing the line in 13.04 seconds to top the previous best of 13.20 set in 1996.
Carrier was named BIG EAST Field Athlete of the Year on January 11 for the indoor season and last on March 29 during the outdoor season.
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