2012-13 NCAC Men's Indoor Track & Field Athlete's Of The Week

Distance/Middle Distance	Sprints/Hurdles		Field Events
February 25th
Jake Waterman, Wabash (Noblesville, IN/Noblesville) Wabash senior Jake Waterman posted the quickest time of the year in Division III to win the 800-meter run at Anderson, crossing the finish line in 1:50.97	Charles Smothers, Wabash (Jefferson, GA/Jackson Co.) Wabash junior Charles Smothers set a Little Giant record by finishing third in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.06 at Anderson, eclipsing the old mark of 7.07 set one year ago.	Matt Hunter, Ohio Wesleyan (Lexington, MA/Lexington) Ohio Wesleyan sophomore Matt Hunter was crowned NCAC Heptathlon Champion after posting a two-day score of 4,731.
February 18th
Leo Harrington, Oberlin (San Francisco, CA/Lowell) Oberlin sophomore Leo Harrington ran a lifetime best and claimed the 5000-meters event title with a time of 8:58.05 at the Greater Cleveland Championship.	Gabe Incarnato, Ohio Wesleyan (New Philadelphia, OH/New Philadelphia) Ohio Wesleyan sophomore Gabe Incarnato claimed 12th, tops among DIII runners, in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.49 at the Buckeye Tune-Up.	Mark Ripper, Ohio Wesleyan (Pittsburgh, PA/Upper St. Clair) Ohio Wesleyan senior Mark Ripper led the Battling Bishops to a second place finish at the Kenyon Classic with a winning shot put throw of 46-7.
February 11th
Bobby Over, Allegheny (Wadsworth, OH/Wadsworth) Allegheny junior Bobby Over finished seventh overall and first among Division III competitors in the 5000-meters with a school record time of 14:25.50 at the Grand Valley State Big Meet.	Matt Hunter, Ohio Wesleyan (Lexington, MA/Lexington) Ohio Wesleyan sophomore Matt Hunter claimed third in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.45 and ran a leg of the winning 4x200 relay team in a time of 1:30.39 as the Bishops earned second-place at the All-Ohio Championships.	Wallace Branche, Denison (Charlotte, NC/Woodberry Forest School (VA)) Denison first-year Wallace Branche placed third in the triple jump with a distance of 44’3.25” as the lone freshman in the top-10 at the All-Ohio Championships.
February 4th
Chad Kosanovich, Denison (Sewickley, PA/Quaker Valley) Denison senior Chad Kosanovich ran the fastest time in the NCAC in the 3,000-meters (8:46.72) to capture the title and help the Big Red post a third place finish at the Fighting Scot Invitational.	Justin Yates, Wittenberg (Dayton, OH/Bellbrook) Wittenberg sophomore Justin Yates claimed the 400-meter title in a time of 50.08 to help guide the Tigers to its first indoor track event title since 1997.	Ethan Perry, Ohio Wesleyan (Cincinnati, OH/Oak Hills) Ohio Wesleyan senior Ethan Perry posted a conference best to date in the weight throw with a mark of 14.60-meters at the Bomber Invitational.
January 28th
Jake Waterman, Wabash (Noblesville, IN/Noblesville) Wabash senior Jake Waterman (Noblesville, IN/Noblesville) ran the second fastest time in the nation in the 800 (1:51.98) and helped the 4x400 relay team run a top-10 time in the country (3:19.66) at the Indiana University Relays.	Silas Jolliff, Ohio Wesleyan (Cardington, OH/Cardington Lincoln) Ohio Wesleyan senior Silas Jolliff finished second in the 400-meters with a time of 48.63 (2nd in DIII) and helped the 4x400-meter relay team to a time of 3:15.37 (2nd in DIII) at the Spire Midwest Indoor Track and Field Open Meet.		Kris Nickle, Wabash (Rockville, IN/Rockville) Wabash sophomore Kris Nickle posted a first-place finish at the Rose-Hulman Engineer Invitational in the high-jump with a mark of 1.91 meters.
January 21st
Kevin Ford, Ohio Wesleyan (Westerville, OH/North) Ohio Wesleyan sophomore Kevin Ford finished first among attached runners in the 3000-meters at the OWU Triangular, breaking the tape in a time of 9:11.97.	Ethan Freet, Ohio Wesleyan (London, OH/London) Ohio Wesleyan senior Ethan Freet led the Battling Bishops in their victory at the OWU Triangular by winning the 400-meter dash (49.27). He was also a member of the first-place 4x200-meter relay (1:31.57).		Alex Guo, Oberlin (Tokyo, Japan/American School in Japan) Oberlin senior Alex Guo posted first-place finishes at Wooster with victories in the triple-jump (13.49 meters) and the long jump (5.94 meters).