Feb. 13, 2007

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ---- Samford track athletes Cameron Bean and Katherine Herring have been named Male and Female OVC Track Athlete of the Week. Bean is the first Bulldog male to earn this honor for the track season and Herring is the second female, after Lauren Blankenship received the honor two weeks ago.

Bean won the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:58.07 at the Clemson Tiger Invitational, setting a new personal best and breaking a school record. He also placed first in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:51.72.

Herring won the mile run at the Clemson Tiger Invitational in a school record time of 5:00.00. She also ran the 1,200-meter leg on the distance medley relay team that placed first. Herring shares this week's title with Austin Peay runner Bertha Castillo.

Bean and Herring will join their teammates in two weeks as they compete in the OVC Indoor Track & Field Championship hosted by Eastern Illinois University. The Bulldog men hope to better their third place performance from last year while the women look to top their previous fourth place finish.