Anderson Named PSAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week

Apr. 11, 2006

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - Shippensburg men's track and field sophomore Mark Anderson (Nanty Glo, Pa./Central Cambria) was named Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Men's Track and Field Field Athlete of the Week on Monday after winning three events on Saturday at the PSAC West Challenge hosted by California (Pa.).

Anderson followed two top-eight finishes at the Terrapin Invitational last week with a shot put of 15.62 meters, a discus throw of 45.93 meters, and a hammer throw of 48.80 meters. His hammer throw bested his own conference-best mark of 48.71 meters set at the Fred Hardy Invitational while his discus throw also stands as the best performance in the conference this season.

As a team, Shippensburg posted its third first-place finish of the year behind six individual first-place finishes and 25 individual top-five finishes in their respective events. The Red Raiders finished with a total of 230 points, 68.5 points ahead of second-place Slippery Rock University.
The men's and women's track and field teams travel to Bucknell University on Friday for the Bison Outdoor Classic.

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