(taken from GPAC releases) - The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following indoor track & field athletes-of-the-week for February 8 - February 14, 2010. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2009-2010 GPAC players-of-the-week and players and coaches-of-the-year awards program. Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Indoor Track & Field Athletes-of-the-Week
Women's Field Events - Janelle Weber, Doane
Doane's Janelle Weber is the women's field athlete-of-the-week. Weber, a senior from Dorchester, Nebraska, won the triple jump at the Concordia Invite with a jump of 37-3 (11.35 meters). The mark automatically qualifies her for the NAIA National Championships. The jump ranks her ninth in the NAIA and she finished ahead of GPAC leader Charista Zehnder from Concordia in the event.
Men's Track Events - Virgil Mitchell, Doane
Doane's Virgil Mitchell is the men's track athlete-of-the-week. Mitchell, a junior from Omaha, Nebraska, won three individual events at the Concordia Invite and was on a winning 4x400 relay. His time of 6.88 in the 60m dash ranks seventh in the NAIA, his time of 21.82 in the 200m ranks second in the NAIA, and his time of 8.09 in the 60m hurdles ranks third in the NAIA. Mitchell leads the GPAC in the 60m hurdles and 200m.