April 29, 2008
IRVING, Texas--Leonel Manzano (Texas) was named the Big 12 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week, while Leslie Cole (Oklahoma) and D'Andra Carter (Texas Tech) were named Big 12 Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week for meets of April 22-28. This is the second weekly accolade for Manzano this season and the first honor of Cole and Carter's career.
Big 12 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week
Leonel Manzano, Texas, Sr., Marble Falls, Texas/Marble Falls
Manzano was named Outstanding College Relay Performer at the Penn Relays for the second consecutive year after anchoring the distance medley relay and the 4xmile to Championship of America victories. In the DMR, Texas won the event with a time of 9 minutes, 32.89 seconds, led by Manzano's anchor leg of 4:01.80, including a 54.4 final 400. He also anchored the victorious 4xmile squad in 16:29.50 with a final-leg split of 4:08.20. Those two victories, along with a win in the 4x800, helped Texas secure the distance triple -- becoming just the fifth school to accomplish the feat at the Penn Relays in its 114-year history.
Big 12 Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
Leslie Cole, Oklahoma, Jr., Idabel, Okla./Idabel
Cole recorded personal bests in both the 200-and 400-meter dash, placing first in each event. Her regional qualifying time in the 400 (52.70) is a Sooner Invitational record and third-fastest in school history. Her winning time of 23.01 in the 200 was also a meet record and second on OU's all-time performance list. Cole also ran the opening leg of the 4x100-meter relay that finished first with a regional-qualifying time of 44.91. She currently is ranked seventh nationally in the 200m and fifth in the 400m.
D'Andra Carter, Texas Tech, Jr., Red Oak, Texas/Red Oak
Carter finished first in the discus and second in the shot put at the Sooner Invitational. The All-American broke the school record in the discus throw for the third time this season. Her mark of 189'-05" (57.73m) is tops among all collegiate athletes, leading the nation by more than two feet. Carter was also the runner-up in shot put with a toss of 50'-10.25" (15.50m).
2008 Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
Men
March 25 Stephen Pifer, Colorado, Sr.
April 1 4 x 100-meter Relay Team, Texas A&M
(Richard Adu-Bobie, Gerald Phiri, Chris Dykes, Justin Oliver)
April 8 Leonel Manzano, Texas, Sr.
April 15 Julian Reid, Texas A&M, Fr.
April 22 Billy Nelson, Colorado, Sr.
April 29 Leonel Manzano, Texas, Sr.
Women
March 25 4 x 100-meter Relay Team, Texas A&M
(Elizabeth Adeoti, Porscha Lucas, Simone Facey, Allison George)
April 1 Porscha Lucas, Texas A&M, So.
April 8 Lisa Koll, Iowa State, So.
April 15 Jessica Beard, Texas A&M, Fr.
April 22 Sally Kipyego, Texas Tech, Jr.
April 29 Leslie Cole, Oklahoma, Jr.
D'Andra Carter, Texas Tech, Jr.
