MWC Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week (4/17/01)

Colorado State's Berryhill and UNLV's Spence take home conference honors.

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April 17, 2001

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Colorado State senior Bryan Berryhill and UNLV freshman Christine Spence were named Mountain West Conference Men's and Women's Track Athletes of the Week, respectively.

Berryhill, a native of Central Point, Ore. (Crater HS), provisionally qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships after winning the 800 meters at the Weber State Invitational in Ogden, Utah, last week with a time of 1:47.96. His time also set a William H. Child Track record, breaking the mark of 1:49.44 set by Weber State's Dan Dean in 1974. Berryhill is currently third in the nation with his 800 meter time and he leads the nation in the 1,500 meters with his time of 3:39.08.

Spence, of Lee's Summit, Mo. (North HS), captured her first career victory by winning the high jump at the San Diego State All-Women's Invitational with a height of 5-feet, 8.5-inches. Spence, who missed the UNLV freshman school record by just a quarter-inch, is currently fourth on the MWC top performance list this season in the high jump. Spence also placed second in the 400 meters at the SDSU All-Women's Invitational with a time of 1:01.20.

Upcoming Schedule (April 20-22)

Seven of the eight MWC teams (Air Force, BYU, Colorado State, San Diego State, UNLV, Utah and Wyoming) travel to the Mount SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif., while New Mexico travels to the Michael Johnson Invitational in Waco, Texas.

Mountain West Conference NCAA Qualifiers

Thirty-three Mountain West Conference track student-athletes representing all eight MWC institutions have provisionally or automatically qualified for the 2001 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Three MWC student-athletes have the nation's best time in their event (BYU's Elizabeth Jackson [5,000m] and Tara Northcutt [10,000m], and CSU's Bryan Berryhill [1,500m]). BYU leads the league with 18 individual qualifiers, eight of which are automatic, and the only relay team (men's 4x100) in the conference to earn qualifying status. Wyoming is next with five qualifiers, followed by Colorado State with four.