Weekly Recap

This past weekend was the final major regular season weekend of the season. Although there is one more week of the regular season do not expect to see many of the top tier athletes competing so that they can be fresh and prepared for Championship Weekend. There were some notable performances last weekend that caught many eyes. Let's take a look at our Top 5, which this week will have both sexes combined.

5. ERIC SLOAN (USC)- Sloan now a junior at USC after spending time at the junior college level has taken over the triple jump. Sloan has been dominant all season long for the Trojans and this weekend he put an exclamation point on his season. Against top tier All-American competition Sloan leaped to the number ranked mark of 55-10.50. His performance puts him a foot ahead of his closes competitor. Sloan is in great position to take Florida off it's jumping dominance.

4. ELINOR PURRIER (NEW HAMPSHIRE)- Purrier is not at one of the more notable distance programs. However with her performance this past weekend she shows that she is doing fine all by herself. Purrier ran the number 1 ranked time in the women's mile this past weekend with a time of 4:29.71.  Her time leaves her as the only athlete under 4:30 and a contender in the title hunt.

3. BRENDON RODNEY (LIU-BROOKLYN)- Rodney is another athlete that is not at Power 5 top tier program. However Rodney has been consistent and produced a quality body of work over the years. He has been on top of his game this season and this past weekend at the Valentine Invitational he made his claim for the 200 meter indoor title. Rodney sped around the track in the nations number 1 time, 20.52. He ran that time without competing against any SEC or ACC athletes. What could he do against them remains to be seen.

2. ALLIE OSTRANDER (BOISE ST)- Ostrander was highly sought after high school student. She had a successful career that brought her many accolades and notoriety. She has certainly lived up to the hype this season as a true freshman.  Ostrander at the Husky Invite this past weekend claimed her second number 1 ranking in a long distance event. She dominated the field with a time of 8:54.27 in the women's 3,000. Ostrander has long been the number 1 in the 5,000 and now can add the 3,000 to her trophy case. It is quite possible that she will be competing in both events as the favorite come National Championship time.

1. RAVEN SAUNDERS (OLE MISS)- Saunders continues her young storied career this season and began with a bang. She has been the preseason favorite the moment the season started and was the only thrower to surpass 60 feet in the shot put during the season. She bested herself this past weekend by breaking the NCAA Record for the Shot Put with a mark of 63'1.25" at he Iowa Classic. Saunders continues to impress and looks to be a lock to win the NCAA Indoor title.


Our next post will be previews for Championship Weekend of the 5 major conferences. There also may be a weekend recap depending on if there are any quality performances.