K.P. Singh (Clovis HS, Fresno City, Oklahoma) Big 12 Male Athlete of the Week

Singh and Bonds Earn Final Indoor Track & Field Weekly Accolades
Release: 02/23/2010
by Big12Sports.com
Courtesy: Big12Sports.com


K.P. Singh(Clovis HS, Fresno City College, Oklahoma)
was selected as the Male Athlete of the Week, while Chelsie Bonds (Kansas State) received the Female Athlete of the Week for the last set of awards before the Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Championships on Feb. 26-27. Both earned the weekly honor for the first time in their careers.

Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Male Athlete of the Week
K.P. Singh, Oklahoma, Jr., Clovis, Calif./Fresno City College
Singh captured the title in the weight throw at the Sooner Open with a NCAA provisional mark of 69-0.00 (21.03). He broke his own school record, topping his previous performance of 67-2.75 (20.49) by over a foot. The junior leads the Big 12 and ranks eighth nationally in the event.

Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Female Athlete of the Week
Chelsie Bonds, Kansas State, So., Wichita, Kan./Wichita Southeast
Bonds posted a NCAA provisional mark of 62-5.00 (18.75) in the weight throw to win the event at the KSU Open. She improved her previous personal best throw by two feet. Three of her six throws in the competition reached past the provisional distance.



2010 Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week

Male Female
Jan. 12 Jordan Scott, Kansas, Sr.
Scottesha Miller, Oklahoma, Sr.
Jan. 19 Marquise Goodwin, Texas, Fr. Porscha Lucas, Texas A&M, Sr.
Demetrius Pinder, Texas A&M, Jr.

Jan. 26 Texas A&M 4 x 400-meter Relay Team Jessica Beard, Texas A&M, Jr.
(Demetrius Pinder, Bryan Miller, Kyle Dykhuizen, Tabarie Henry)
Feb. 2 Tabarie Henry, Texas A&M, Jr. Lisa Koll, Iowa State, Sr.

Feb. 9 Zuheir Sharif, (Franklin HS, Elk Grove, CA; Texas A&M), Sr. Natasha Ruddock, Texas A&M, Jr.
Feb. 16 Ronnie Ash, Oklahoma, Jr. Lisa Koll, Iowa State, Sr.
Feb. 23 K.P. Singh, Oklahoma, Jr. Chelsie Bonds, Kansas State, So.