April 8, 2004

Spartanburg, S.C. - Western Carolina's Josh Lee and Leslie Martin were selected as the Men's and Women's Track and Field Athletes of the Week for their performances the week of March 29-April 4.

A sophomore from Kannapolis, NC, Lee finished third in the javelin at Georgia Tech's Yellow Jacket Invitational with a conference-leading throw of 195' 11". His mark tied a Western Carolina record. Since Lee is also a tight end on Western Carolina's football squad, this was his first competition of the outdoor season.

Martin, a junior from Jonesville, VA, won the 800m at Georgia Tech's Yellow Jacket Invitational. Her time of 2:08.87 is both an NCAA Regional qualifying time and the fastest in the Southern Conference this outdoor season. Martin is an Art Education major with a cumulative GPA of 3.75.

Western Carolina's track and field team will compete in the UNC Charlotte Invitational or the VMI Invitational this weekend (April 10).

The Southern Conference Men's and Women's Outdoor Track season is well underway. Here are recent Power Rankings:

Men's Power Rankings (as of 4-1-04):):
Appalachian State, 234
Western Carolina, 216
The Citadel, 110
ETSU, 78
Davidson, 58
Furman, 55
Chattanooga, 29
UNC Greensboro, 8
Wofford, 6

Women's Power Rankings (as of 4-1-04):
Georgia Southern, 213
Appalachian State, 195
Chattanooga, 101
Western Carolina, 93
Elon, 57
Furman, 41
ETSU, 38
College of Charleston, 24
The Citadel, 10
UNC Greensboro, 10
Davidson, 4
Wofford, 0

Power Rankings are determined by ranking the finish in the events to date.