April 23, 2007

Lauren Collins Named Big West Athlete Of Week

April 18, 2007

IRVINE, Calif. - UC Irvine sophomore Lauren Collins has been named the Big West Conference female Field Athlete of the Week.

Collins set a new school record with 5,446 points in the Mt. SAC Relays Heptathlon at Azusa Pacific last week. She had marks of 5-10 in the high jump, 34-1 1/2 in the shot put, 18-5 in the long jump, 123-3 in the javelin throw, 14.43 in the 100-meter hurdles, 25.66 in the 200 meters and 2:18.89 in the 800 meters. Collins broke the 20-year old record that was set by Karin Grelsson with 5,367 points in 1987.

She is also UCI's record-holder in the high jump (5-11 1/4) and she ranks sixth in the 100-meter hurdles (14.43).

This is the second time this season that Collins has earned the Big West award and the third time in her career.