NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Senior Michelle Grecni (Danbury, Conn.) of the women's indoor track and field team and senior Michael Lee (New London, Conn.) of the men's indoor track and field team have been named as the Connecticut Army National Guard/Southern Connecticut State University Athletes of the Week.
Grecni cleared a height of 3.86 meters to win the pole vault at the Dartmouth Relays over the weekend. That mark is currently tops in Division II and is a NCAA provisional qualifying mark. SCSU finished second as a team at the meet, ahead of the likes of Harvard and UMass-Lowell.
Lee claimed both the triple jump and long jump as the Owls finished second at the Dartmouth Relays. He won the triple jump with a leap of 15.14 meters and the long jump with a leap of 7.01 meters. While both marks are NCAA provisional qualifiers, Lee's triple jump figure was the second best in Division II this year. SCSU finished second as a team at the meet, ahead of the likes of Harvard and UMass-Lowell.
The Connecticut Army National Guard is serving as the title sponsor of Southern Connecticut State University's 'Athlete of the Week' recognition program. Initiated in September, 2007, the 'Athlete of the Week' program recognizes one female and one male student-athlete each week for demonstrated excellence on the playing field.
