Kate Willever Named CAA Track Athlete of the Week

Senior Ran Best Steeplechase in Conference This Year

04/17/07 12:08PM

RICHMOND, VA - The Colonial Athletic Association today honored senior Kate Willever (Pennington, N.J.) by naming her the Track Athlete of the Week after her personal-best performance Saturday at the Lou Onesty Invitational. It is the third honor for the women's track team this season, and the first career award for Willever.

The senior was the top collegiate finisher in the 3,000m steeplechase Saturday, dropping almost 10 full seconds from her personal-best time to finish in 11:06.82. The time makes her the fifth-fastest steeplechaser in school history, and is the best performance in the conference this year.

Willever and her teammates travel to James Madison this weekend to try and earn a seventh-consecutive CAA title, as well as numerous bids to the ECAC Championships and the NCAA East Regional. The championship meet is Friday and Saturday, April 21-22, in Harrisonburg, Virginia.