SoCon Announces Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week

April 18, 2007

SPARTANBURG, S.C. ?

MEN’S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

David Ritchie ? Davidson

Senior ? Austin, Texas (St. Michael’s Academy ? Psychology Major)

Ritchie won the 400m in 47.84 at the Radford Collegiate Inv., becoming the first Davidson long-sprinter to run under 48 seconds in the open 400m.  He broke his two-week old school record by nearly two tenths. His time is second on the conference lists.

Other top performers:

Justin Hunnicut, Jr, Appalachian State (Wilmington, N.C.) Hunnicut won the pole vault at the ASU Open with a vault of 15' 7". His jump ranks him first in the conference, ahead of teammate Barron Shell.