| Feb. 24, 2004
Contact: Kyle Stephens (210) 458-4907
Youngblood tabbed SLC Indoor Men's Athlete of the Year
PLANO, Texas - UTSA senior All-American Justin Youngblood has been voted Southland Conference Men's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year in after his record-setting performance at the league's championship meet over the weekend.
Youngblood, who hails from Goliad, Texas, took first place in the heptathlon with a UTSA-record 5,483 points, provisionally qualifying him for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships next month. He was just 17 points shy of an automatic qualifying mark. He also placed fifth in the long jump (23-3 1/4), fifth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.22) and sixth in the high jump (6-7 1/2). Youngblood was named Outstanding Field Performer and was the high-point scorer at the same meet in 2002 after winning league titles in the pentathlon and high jump.
There was a three-way tie for the men's high-point total this year between Youngblood, Texas State's Raheem Travis and Sam Houston State's Courtney Boston as they each scored 20.5 points.
MEN
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR:
Justin Youngblood, Texas-San Antonio
OUTSTANDING FIELD PERFORMER:
Brian Veal, Texas State
OUTSTANDING TRACK PERFORMER:
Courtney Boston, Sam Houston State
COACH OF THE YEAR:
Galina Bukharina, Texas State
HIGH POINT SCORER:
Courtney Boston, Sam Houston State, 20.5 points
Raheem Travis, Texas State - 20.5 points
Justin Youngblood, Texas-San Antonio, 20.5 points
WOMEN
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR:
LaJuana Lovett, Texas State
OUTSTANDING FIELD PERFORMER:
Stephanie Sowell, Northwestern State
OUTSTANDING TRACK PERFORMER:
LaJuana Lovett, Texas State
COACH OF THE YEAR:
Galina Bukharina, Texas State
HIGH POINT SCORER:
LaJuana Lovett, Texas State - 38.5 points
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