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Macon,
Ga. -- In just her first meet as a member of the Belmont track
and field team, freshman Elizabeth Codrington established a new school
record in the triple jump on her way to being named the co-Atlantic Sun
Athlete of the Week, the league announced today. Teammate Lynette Rives
was also honored by the league for her record-breaking performance in
the 55-meter dash.
Codrington (Gretna, La.) set a new Belmont record with her leap of 36-1.25
in the triple jump. Her best distance was good enough for a fifth place
finish in the event and would be the second best jump in league history
if regular season statistics were counted toward indoor track and field
conference records.
Rives, a Biology major from Clarksville, Tenn., recorded a time of 7.11
in the 55-meter dash. Her time bested the old Belmont record set in 2002.
Rives also earned two fourth place finishes as a memeber of the 4x200
4x400-meter relay teams.
The
Atlantic Sun Athlete of the Week is announced every Wednesday during the
2007 indoor track season.
The 12-member league headquartered in Macon, Ga., consists of Belmont,
Campbell, ETSU, Gardner-Webb, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Lipscomb,
Mercer, UNF and Stetson with Florida Gulf Coast and USC Upstate beginning
competition in 2007-08.
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