Beebe and Houghton named CAC Track and Field Athletes of the Week

YORK, Pa. - The Capital Athletic Conference announced its weekly track and field award winners on May 5 and Salisbury University earned two honors. SU junior sprinter Cory Beebe was named the men's track and field athlete of the week for the second week in a row, third time this season, and freshman thrower Jennifer Houghton was named the women's track and field co-athlete of the week. She shares the award with University of Mary Washington's Brittany Horrigan. This is the sixth CAC award for the men's track and field program and the first CAC award for the women's program this season.

Salisbury competed at the Mason-Dixon Conference Outdoor Championships at Frostburg State University last weekend. Beebe led SU men's team to it's first-ever Mason-Dixon Conference championship as he won four events for the Sea Gulls. He took home first place in the 400-meter (48:63 seconds), the 400-meter hurdles (55:72 seconds), the 110-meter hurdles (14:94 seconds) and the javelin throw (50.72 meters). Beebe was name the Track Athlete of the Meet at the Mason-Dixon Championships and took home four all-conference first team honors.

Houghton, the CAC Co-Rookie of the Year, captured top honors in three events and helped the Salisbury women's team finish in fourth place at the Mason-Dixon Championships. Houghton won SU's only women's event in the hammer throw (37.88 meters). She finished second in the shot put (11.23 meters) and was third in the discus (33.86 meters). She was named all-conference first team in the three events.

The other winners of the CAC Men's Track and Field Athletes of the Week for the Sea Gulls are junior Brandon Fugett (March 31, April 7) and junior Delannie Spriggs (March 25). Beebe was honored at the start of the season on March 10 in addition to April 28.

Salisbury will be in action again at the New Captains Classic at Christopher Newport University on May 9 at 10:00 am.