KRISTA SIMKINS NAMED MUSCLE MILK STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

KRISTA SIMKINS NAMED MUSCLE MILK STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

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Feb. 11, 2008

Coral Gables, Fla (www.hurricanesports.com) – Junior All-American Krista Simkins, a member of the Hurricanes women’s track and field squad, has been named the Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week for the period February 4-10.

This past weekend, Simkins excelled at the Virginia Tech Elite Indoor Meet in Blacksburg, Va. At the meet, she won the 400 meters posting the third fastest time in the NCAA this year, 53.34 seconds. Simkins also won the 200 meters with an NCAA provisional time of 23.74 seconds and was a member of the Hurricanes 4×400 relay team that finished second with a time of 3:38.46.

2008 Muscle Milk Miami Athlete of the Week

Date Winner Sport
Feb. 11 Krista Simkins Women’s Track
Feb. 4 Daniel Vallverdu Men’s Tennis
Jan. 28 Jack McClinton Men’s Basketball
Jan. 23 Romy Farah Women’s Tennis
Jan. 16 James Dews & Jimmy Graham Men’s Basketball
Jan. 9 Annika Saarnak Swimming & Diving
Jan. 2 Maurita Reid Volleyball