CU TRACK & FIELD: Big 12 honors Vaughn
BRENT VAUGHN NAMED BIG 12 ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Colorado Daily Staff Report
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
The awards seem to be piling up this week for University of Colorado senior Brent Vaughn after his dynamic performance at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational on Sunday night.
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FurlVaughn won his first career Big 12 12 Men's Track & Field Athlete of the Week as announced by the league's offices Tuesday afternoon as a result of his performance at the Cardinal Invite.
At the meet on Sunday, Vaughn ran the top collegiate time in the 5,000-meter run, the second best mark this season by an American, when he recorded a time of 13 minutes, 18.46 seconds. In the process, Vaughn broke the CU 5k record by more than six seconds, surpassing Jorge Torres' 2003 record of 13:24.56. Vaughn placed second overall and the only runner to beat him was Bernard Lagat (13:16.29), the reigning IAAF World Champion.
Vaughn's time is the fourth fastest in the world. The top mark is 13:11.99, set by Australia's Craig Mattram.
The Buffs are off this weekend and will host the 2008 Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships on May 16-18 at Potts Field. Vaughn has won two of the last three 5k titles (he won the 10,000-meter run in 2006 and did not compete in the 5k race that year) and is the favorite to win the title once again.
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