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Cole Named Big 12 Athlete of Week
April 29, 2008 | Track and Field
April 29, 2008
NORMAN, Okla. -- Junior sprinter Leslie Cole was named Big 12 Athlete of the Week by the Conference on Tuesday. Cole received the honor, the first of her career, after recording a career day at home in Saturday's Sooner Invitational. The meet marked the second consecutive week that Cole posted career marks after doing so at the John McDonnell Invitational on April 19.
The three-time All-American recorded personal bests in both the 200- and 400-meter dash at the Sooner Invitational en route to taking first with NCAA Regional qualifying times in each event. Cole's time in the 400 (52.70) marked a new Sooner Invitational record and is the third-fastest time in program history.
Cole's winning time of 23.01 in the 200 was also a meet record and second on OU's all-time performance list. The junior also ran the opening leg of the 4x100-meter relay that finished first with a regional-qualifying time of 44.91.
She currently is ranked seventh nationally in the 200 and fifth in the 400.
The Idabel, Okla., native shares the honor with thrower D'Andra Carter of Texas Tech. Distance runner Leonel Manzano of Texas received the men's honor.
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