BIG EAST Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Liam Back, Providence, Sophomore
Back ran the mile in the Friar Invitational on Friday, setting a personal best with the first sub four-minute mile of his career in 3:59.06. Back’s time was the first sub-four mile at the Tray Treacy Track facility, besting the previous record by 4.19 seconds.
 
BIG EAST Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Daniel Claxton, Connecticut, Sophomore
Claxton had his best outing of the outdoor season, clearing the bar at 2.06 meters in the high jump to place fourth overall at the LSU Joe May Invitational.  He leads the BIG EAST and is 73^rd on the national list.

BIG EAST Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
Leah Anderson, St. John’s, Graduate Student
At the Hurricane Alumni Invitational, Anderson recorded a trio of times which rank within the top 100 in the NCAA this season. Her runner-up finishes in the 200m (23.71) and 400m (52.74) rank 86^th and 14^th nationally, while she was also a member of the 4x100 relay squad which recorded the 55^th-fastest time this spring with a finish of 45.14.
 
BIG EAST Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
Patricia Mroczkowski, Connecticut, Junior
Mroczkowski continues her stranglehold on the top field athlete honor with the 10^th-best high jump mark in the nation this season. The junior eclipsed the bar at 1.83 meters at the LSU Joe May Invitational, once again setting a personal best.  
 
NCAA Top-100 Performance List Marks From The Weekend:
Connecticut – LSU Joe May Invitational
Men’s 800m: Mahamed Sharif (1:50.62, 91^st)
Men’s 110m-H: Terrel Williams (13.90, 40^th)
Men’s 4x400: Woodman, Torney, Bagley, Ventura (3:09.46, 45^th)
Men’s High Jump: Daniel Claxton (2.06m, 73^rd)
Men’s Pole Vault: Tyler Hrbek (4.96m, 94^th)
Men’s Javelin: Tanner Jameson (63.22m, 77^th)
Women’s High Jump: Patricia Mroczkowski (1.83m, 10^th)
Women’s Hammer Throw: Natalia Surdej (57.77m, 85^th)
DePaul – Illini Classic
Men’s 400m: Jarel Terry (47.14, 82^nd)
Women’s Javelin: Charlotte Anderson (47.31m, 55^th)
Georgetown – Joe Walker Invitational
Men’s 800m: Matthew Payamps (1:49.64, 39^th); Lucas Guerra (1:50.28, 69^th); Abel Teffra (1:50.31, 72^nd)
Men’s 1,500m: Parker Stokes (3:43.01, 41^st); Camden Gilmore (3:43.06, 42^nd); Abel Teffra (3:45.97, 96^th)
Women’s 800m: Sierra Dinneen (2:08.04, 85^th); Chloe Gonzalez (2:08.37, 97^th)
Women’s 1,500m: Melissa Riggins (4:17.53, 26^th)
Providence – Friar Invitational
Men’s 1,500m: Liam Back (3:41.35, 19^th); Angus White (3:42.96, 39^th)
Men’s 5,000m: Ryan Gallagher (13:56.44, 55^th); David McGlynn (13:59.63, 75^th)
Men’s 3,000m-Steeplechase: Patrick Thygesen (8:54.07, 42^nd)
Women’s 800m: Alex O’Neill (2:07.41, 70^th)
Women’s 1,500m: Shannon Flockhart (4:18.46, 34^th); Kimberley May (4:20.59, 53^rd)
Women’s 5,000m: Laura Mooney (16:09.43, 41^st)
St. John’s – Hurricane Alumni Invitational
Women’s 200m: Leah Anderson (23.71, 86^th)
Women’s 400m: Leah Anderson (52.74, 14^th); Skyy Diop (53.77, 41^st)
Women’s 4x100: Diop, McKenzie, Chestnut, Anderson (45.14, 55^th)
Villanova – Hurricane Alumni Invitational
Men’s Long Jump: Michael Troup (7.34m, 92^nd)