Women's Indoor Track and Field Southern Conference

Addo and Lynch Earn Athlete of the Week Honors

ASHEVILLE, NC -- ETSU's Roselin Addo and VMI's Marcus Lynch have been selected as the SoCon Indoor Track and Field athlete of the week for January 31.

Addo, a junior from Newbury, England, finished fourth in the Pepsi/Walker Invitational at East Tennessee State. Her time of 55.87 in the 400-meters set a school record and is only .87 seconds from an NCAA Provisional time. She was second among the collegiate competitors, finishing 1.1 seconds behind the top runner from Georgia. THe top two finishers in the event were membersof the 2000 US Olympic 4x400 team.

Lynch, a junior from Baltimore, MD, finished 2nd in the long jump at the Pepsi/Walker Invitational, hosted by ETSU. His mark of 24-5.7 also matched the winning jump. The mark leads the conference and qualifies him for the IC4A's.