Feb. 11, 2008
Men's Indoor Track & Field Performer of the Week
Marquise Stancil - Temple
Senior, Allentown, Pa./William Allen HS
Stancil finished tenth in the 500-meter run with an IC4A-qualifying time of 1:04.43 at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational on Feb. 8, which ranks second in the Conference this year...ran a leg of the third-place finishing 4x400-meter relay with an IC4A-qualifying time of 3:18.08, which stands as the third-fastest in the A-10.
Women's Indoor Track & Field Performer of the Week
Sarah Thornton - Rhode Island
Senior, Saugerties, N.Y./Saugerties HS
Thornton's throw of 62-10.75, which gave her first-place at the Boston University Valentine Invitational on Feb. 8, established a new Boston University Track and Tennis Center record...marked the top throw in the Conference this season...provisionally qualified her for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Men's Indoor Track & Field Rookie of the Week
Brian Schmidt - Fordham
Freshman, Malverne, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial HS
Schmidt tied for 29th in the 400-meter run at the Boston University Valentine Invitational on Feb. 8 with a season-best time of 49.60...ran a leg of the 4x400-meter relay team's sixth-place finish with a Conference-best and IC4A-qualifying time of 3:16.71.
Women's Indoor Track & Field Rookie of the Week
Paris Williams - Temple
Freshman, Aberdeen, Md./Aberdeen HS
Williams ran the A-10's fastest time in the 500-meters this season, finishing fourth in an ECAC-qualifying and season-best time of 1:13.83 at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational on Feb. 8...ran a leg of the 4x400-meter relay, which finished with a third place and season-best time of 3:49.66, also an ECAC-qualifier.
Women's Swimming & Diving Performer of the Week
Caitlin Napoli - Fordham
Sophomore, Hauppauge, N.Y./St. Anthony's HS
Napoli claimed a pair of individual events on Feb. 6 as Fordham downed St. Francis (N.Y.), 152-85...posted winning times of 1:00.04 in the 200-yard backstroke and 2:12.26 in the 200-yard backstroke...named the A-10 Performer of the Week for the fourth time this season.
Women's Swimming & Diving Rookie of the Week
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Men's Swimming & Diving Performer of the Week
Ryan Coombs - Fordham
Sophomore, Newburgh, N.Y./Newburgh Free Academy
Coombs earns his second A-10 Performer of the Week award after winning the 100-yard butterfly (52.17) and 200-yard butterfly (1:56.79) events in Fordham's 175-77 win versus St. Francis (N.Y.) on Feb. 6...also swam a leg of the winning 200-yard medley relay (1:37.57).
Men's Swimming & Diving Rookie of the Week
Dawid Kundzik - St. Bonaventure
Freshman, Radom, Poland/School of Mastery Sports
Kundzik placed first in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:56.39 on Feb. 6 in St. Bonaventure's 139-100 win over Buffalo...also swam on the winning 200-yard freestyle (1:26.77) and 400-yard medley (3:30.79) relays.
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Men's Tennis Performer of the Week
Felix Bernhoerster - Charlotte
Senior, Düsseldorf, Germany/Yokohama International
Bernhoerster went 3-1 in singles and doubles play from the No. 1 flight, picking up wins against Winston-Salem State (6-1, 6-1), Johnson C. Smith (6-0, 6-3) and Pfeiffer University (6-2, 6-0) on Feb. 8-10.
Men's Tennis Rookie of the Week
Mikhael Rasner - Duquesne
Freshman, Hudson, Ohio/Hudson HS
Rasner notched three wins over Cleveland State and Buffalo (Feb. 8-9), winning both matches at the No. 6 singles spot against Cleveland State, 7-5, 6-3 and Toledo 6-3, 7-6, 7-6 (3)...picked up a doubles win against Toledo from the No. 1 flight, 8-6.
Women's Tennis Performer and Rookie of the Week
Laina Grote - Dayton
Freshman, Aberdeen, Md./Aberdeen HS
Grote improved her singles' record to a team-best 6-2 with three singles victories against Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wisconsin-Green Bay and IPFW from the No. 2 flight on Feb. 8-9...went 3-0 over the weekend in doubles, winning 8-1 against Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 8-2 against Wisconsin-Green Bay and 8-0 against IPFW from the No. 3 flight.
