TRACK AND FIELD: Medley, relay teams finish strong
The highlight of the weekend was senior Brian Klein's efforts in the 800-meter run. His time of 1:48.67 automatically qualified him for the NCAA Championships. His time placed him second, just .21 seconds behind first.
Klein also took part in the 4x400-meter relay and the distance medley, both of which provisionally qualified for the NCAA's. These efforts earned him the honors of Western Athletic Conference Male Track Athlete of the Week.
Junior Andrew Burrow also had a good weekend, as he participated in the two qualifying relays as well as provisionally qualifying in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:50.16. This time placed him seventh.
The two runners could not have done it alone, though. The 4x400-meter relay members of sophomore Derrick Small and senior Quinton Milner contributed immensely to give Rice a time of 3:11.09 and second place in the event.
The distance medley team was also strong, with Klein running the 800-meter run, senior Jeff Lewis running the 400-meter run, Burrow on the 200-meter and sophomore Jamie Price running the 1,500-meter. The team placed fourth with a time of 9:44.8.
The women also finished strong, having several finishers in the top five of various events.
The 4x400-meter relay claimed the fastest time of the meet, finishing first with a time of 3:43.4. The team consisted of senior Andrea Blackett, freshman Margaret Fox, senior TaNisha Mills and senior Melissa Straker
The distance medley also took the top honors, as the team of sophomore Shaquandra Rober-son at the 200-meter, Straker at the 400-meter, junior Alexis Smith at the 800-meter and senior Alex Gajewski running the 1,500-meter finished with a time of 11:49.44.
Junior Tammy McCallum finished first in the shot put with a put of 44-11.First place was awared to Mills in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.63.
Freshman Chaundra Frank took second in the high jump competition with a 5-6 jump, Rice's season best.
Both teams will compete in the Houston Indoor Meet tomorrow.
This item appeared in the Sports section of the February 14, 1997 issue.
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