BOULDER - Track and field's Ben Saarel and women's golfer Jenny Coleman were awarded CU Athlete of the Week on Wednesday for the week of March 10 - 16.
Saarel, a freshman from Park City, Utah (Park City), earned First Team All-America honors over the weekend, placing third in the men's 3,000-meter run at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship in Albuquerque, NM. Saarel crossed the finish line in 8 minutes, 13.45 seconds to earn the bronze medal. He was just .37 seconds away from taking second.
Coleman, a senior from Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. (Palos Verdes Peninsula), shot 2-under par 214 (69-70-75) to hold the top spot in the second round of the Clover Cup over the weekend in Mesa, Ariz. The sixth top 5 performance of her career, Coleman's 3-under par 69 to begin the tournament was her best round of the spring season. With nine total birdies in the tournament, Coleman moved her career total to a program-best 299.
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