April 25, 2002
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - San Diego State junior heptathlete Leslie Miller has been named the Mountain West Conference women's track athlete of the week, the league office announced Thursday. Miller earned an NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the heptathlon at last weekend's Mt. San Antonio College Heptathlon, setting four personal-best marks in the seven-event competition.
Her 5,472 points in the competition was good for a fourth-place finish. She was the highest collegiate athlete to finish, with the top-three finishers being either unattached or running for a club team. The point total is the sixth-best mark in the nation and highest point total by a Mountain West Conference athlete this season. The mark is second all-time in the MWC record book and third best in the history of SDSU.
Miller's PR marks came in the 100-meter hurdles (14.12), the high jump (5-3.25), the 200 meters (25.23) and the javelin (132-10). Her throw in the javelin is the best by an Aztec this season.
Miller, a native of Humble, Texas, also threw the shot a distance of 37-8.75, leaped 18-6 in the long jump and ran the 800 meters in 2:17.93.
On Sunday, in the Mt. SAC Relays, she raced to a fourth-place, season-best and career-best time of 14.00 in Heat B of the 100 hurdles.
This is Miller's first career athlete of the week award. She is the third Aztec to be honored by the league this season, with sophomore sprinter Tonette Dyer being recognized earlier this month and senior pole vaulter Patricia Gutierrez being selected during the indoor season.
On April 27th, SDSU will split with some traveling to the Oregon Invitational and others heading across town to the UC San Diego Invitational.