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TRACK & FIELD

Faith Thompson Named MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week

UB women's track and field standout wins award for second time this season

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Faith Thompson

BUFFALO, NY - University at Buffalo women's track and field athlete Faith Thompson (Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Falls) was named the Mid-American Conference Women's Co-Scholar Athlete of the Week, the league announced in Cleveland. Thompson and Eastern Michigan softball player Elizabeth Flack shared the award.

Thompson, a fifth-year senior thrower, earned All-East honors at the ECAC Championships with her third-place finish in the 20-pound weight throw on March 6. Thompson's throw of 65-6.75 (19.98m), more than 10 inches better than her previous best, broke the Mid-American Conference record and extended her existing school record. Thompson, a psychology major with a 3.973 grade point average, also was named to the Academic All-MAC Indoor Track and Field squad earlier in the week.

This is the second time that Thompson won the award this season. She was also honored on January 25 after a record-breaking performance at the Cornell Challenge.

UB athletes have been honored as the MAC Male or Female Scholar Athlete of the Week 10 times during the 2004-05 academic year. Only Eastern Michigan (11) has had more weekly winners than the Bulls. In 2003-04, UB had seven weekly selections.

The MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week honor is presented to both a MAC male and female student-athlete who has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and performs well during that week's competition. The winners are selected by a voting group of the conference's faculty athletic representatives.

03/17/2005

January 8
Track & Field at Akron Quad
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January 16
Track & Field at Doug Raymond Invitational
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January 23
Track & Field at Cornell Upstate Challenge
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January 29-30
Track & Field at Penn State National Meet
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