Emory University junior Morgan Monroe and freshman Taylor Jarl were each named the University Athletic Association (UAA) Athletes of the Week for Track and Field, after their performances at two meets last Saturday.

Monroe recorded the fastest 100-meter hurdle time by a UAA competitor this season, while in action at the Auburn War Eagle Invitational on Saturday.  Facing mostly NCAA Division I competition, Monroe finished 10^th in the event with a time of 14.54 seconds.  It was the eighth-fastest mark in school history, and tied for the 10^th-fastest time in Division III during the season.  Monroe also finished 25^th in the 100-meter dash with a season-best time of 12.97 seconds, good for the seventh-fastest mark in the UAA this season.

Jarl was the team's top finisher in a pair of events at the Mountain Laurel Invitational in Sewanee, Tennessee.   Jarl won the shot put with a throw of 12.52 meters, a season-best mark by an Eagle and the ninth-best distance in the UAA in 2013.  He was also Emory's highest finisher in the hammer throw, claiming fourth-place with a distance of 31.74 meters.

This is the first career conference athlete of the week honor for both Monroe and Jarl.

The Eagles will now turn their attention towards the 2013 UAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, to be held in New York, NY at Icahn Stadium from Saturday, April 27^th – Sunday, April 28^th.

The following Eagles have earned UAA Athlete of the Week honors during the 2012-13 Track and Field season:

December 3^rd: Debora Adjibaba (Women's Track)
January 21^st: Edward Mulder (Men's Track), Maxwell Hoberman (Men's Field), Kaele Leonard (Women's Track)
February 4^th: Theresa Ford (Women's Field)
February 11^th: Kaele Leonard (Women's Track), Theresa Ford (Women's Field)
February 18^th: Tamara Surtees (Women's Track)
March 4^th: Alexandra Aiello, Electra Korn, Debora Adjibaba, Kaele Leonard (Women's Track)
Match 11^th: Debora Adjibaba (Women's Track)
March 25^th: Kaele Leonard (Women's Track), Theresa Ford (Women's Field)
April 1^st: Debora Adjibaba (Women's Track)
April 8^th: Jacob Seigel (Men's Field)
April 15^th: Debora Adjibaba (Women's Track), Theresa Ford (Women's Field)
April 22^nd: Taylor Jarl (Men's Field), Morgan Monroe (Women's Track)