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Feb. 5, 2008

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - For the second-straight week, Navy men's track & field runner Andrew Hanko (Fr./Montville, N.J.) has been recognized as the Patriot League Rookie of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday afternoon.

Hanko competed, scored and produced IC4A marks in the two-longest events during the Star Meet against Army last Saturday in Annapolis. He placed second in the mile run with a time of 4:12.21, his fastest time of the year in Halsey Field House. One hour later, the Navy rookie bounced back to place third in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:26.75. With the help of his performances in the distance events, Navy claimed the indoor N-Star for a school-record seventh-consecutive year by defeating service academy foe Army, 95-86.

The Navy freshman from Montville, N.J., is the second competitor this year to earn Patriot League Rookie-of-the-Week honors in back-to-back weeks, as Army's Alfred McDaniel earned the award on Jan. 15 and Jan. 22. Last week, Hanko first earned league rookie-of-the-week kudos for his first-place time of 4:09.99 in the mile run on the banked track at the Penn State National Open.

Navy has claimed the Patriot League Rookie-of-the-Week award three times in 2007-08, the most among any school this season. In addition to Hanko's back-to-back distinction, Jake Palmer (Fr./Plymouth, Ind.) brought home the weekly recognition on Jan. 9.

The Midshipmen (7-1) will close out their indoor regular season on Feb. 15-16, when they head to the Iowa State Classic.