Jan. 17, 2006

Bethany Anderson Named Horizon League Track Athlete of the Week

    Indianapolis -- Youngstown State junior Bethany Anderson (Jamestown, N.Y.) was named the Horizon League Women's Track and Field Athlete of the Week after setting the school record in the weight throw last week, the league announced Wednesday afternoon.
    Anderson posted a mark of 58-8 3/4 to eclipse her previous school record by four inches at the Doug Raymond Open on Saturday. It was YSU's first meet of 2007 and the first of six held in Northeast Ohio during the indoor season.
    This is the first weekly honor for Anderson in her three-year career. She is a six-time Horizon League Champion and owns four school records, and she is the reigning Horizon League Outstanding Field Performer in outdoor. Anderson currently tops the Horizon League's top performers chart in both the shot put and the weight throw.
    YSU sophomore Shayne York was also recognized as a top performer of the week by the league after posting personal-best marks in the long jump and triple jump at the Doug Raymond Open.
    Anderson and the women's squad will compete at Kent State Friday evening while the men's team will travel to Baldwin Wallace.