Robinson and Richardson Named MWC Track Athletes of the Week

Robinson and Richardson Named MWC Track Athletes of the WeekRobinson and Richardson Named MWC Track Athletes of the Week

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- BYU junior Ada Robinson has been named the Mountain West Conference Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week. BYU senior Sean Richardson has also been selected as the MWC Men's Co-Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week, sharing the honor with TCU's Mychal Dungey.

A product of Centerville, Utah, Robinson won the women's high jump title at the USC Quad-Meet last weekend in Los Angeles, Calif. Competing for the first time during the 2011 outdoor season, Robinson cleared the pole at 5'-10.75" (1.80m) to earn first-place honors in the event. Robinson's mark currently ranks atop the Mountain West and is tied for third in the NCAA.

Richardson, from Silver City, New Mexico, claimed first-place honors in the javelin throw at the Utah Valley University Invitational last weekend in Orem, Utah. Richardson registered a throw of 230'-11.00" (70.38m) to win the event. That mark, which beat the next closest competitor by over eight meters, ranks third all-time in MWC history. Richardson's throw also ranks first in the Conference and 15th in the NCAA this season.