Betsy Graney, Nicole Kazuba Named CAA Athletes of the Week

Kazuba Repeats as Field Athlete of the Week

04/08/08 1:51PM

RICHMOND, VA - Colonial Relays gold medals were the key to earning Colonial Athletic Association Athlete of the Week awards today, as champions Betsy Graney (Harper Woods, Mich.) and Nicole Kazuba (Chantilly, Va.) were selected by the conference office as two of the three honorees.

Kazuba was named the Field Athlete of the Week for the second week in a row after winning the pole vault title at the Colonial Relays with a vault of 12’ 3.5”. Her clearance reaffirmed her qualification to the ECAC Championships, and was nearly four full inches better than any other competitor in the field.

Graney shared the Track Athlete of the Week award with James Madison’s Tanique Carter. Running in only her second 3,000m steeplechase, Graney timed 10:46.11 for the gold medal and to qualify for the NCAA East Regional. Her time beat the freshman record she set last week by more than nine seconds, and ranks fourth all-time at the College.

William and Mary has its final tune-up before the conference meet this Saturday, at the Lou Onesty Invitational in Charlottesville, Virginia.