Puc Earns MIAA Track Honor for Fourth Time
Apr 28, 2010 | General, Track & Field
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - UNO sprinter #Anja Puc# has been named the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Track Student-Athlete of the Week, it was announced today. It's the fourth time she's earned the nod this season, the first time during the outdoor season.
Puc ran the second-fastest time in the NCAA in the 800 meters this year at an open race at the Drake Relays, finishing in a time of 2:07.55. She finished fourth in the race, beaten only by Division I runners. Her time is also the best in the MIAA.
Puc also anchored the Mavericks' meet record-breaking 1600 meter sprint medley relay team, closing with the 800 m as the team finished in a time of 3:49.11. The time was more than ten seconds faster than the runner up, Oklahoma Baptist, and stands as the fourth-best time in the nation in the event, bettered only by three Division I schools – Louisiana State, Arkansas and Tulsa.
This week, the Mavericks will be at Kansas State for the Ward Haylett Invitational on Saturday, May 1. Heptathlete #Shannon Moore# will head to Missouri Southern for the MIAA Heptathlon-Decathlon Championship on Sunday and Monday, May 2 and 3.
Puc ran the second-fastest time in the NCAA in the 800 meters this year at an open race at the Drake Relays, finishing in a time of 2:07.55. She finished fourth in the race, beaten only by Division I runners. Her time is also the best in the MIAA.
Puc also anchored the Mavericks' meet record-breaking 1600 meter sprint medley relay team, closing with the 800 m as the team finished in a time of 3:49.11. The time was more than ten seconds faster than the runner up, Oklahoma Baptist, and stands as the fourth-best time in the nation in the event, bettered only by three Division I schools – Louisiana State, Arkansas and Tulsa.
This week, the Mavericks will be at Kansas State for the Ward Haylett Invitational on Saturday, May 1. Heptathlete #Shannon Moore# will head to Missouri Southern for the MIAA Heptathlon-Decathlon Championship on Sunday and Monday, May 2 and 3.
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