Feb. 24, 2009

Columbia, Mo. - With her performance in the first-ever Missouri Collegiate Challenge, senior thrower Krishna Lee was today named the Big 12 Indoor Female Athlete of the Week. This marks the third time this year a Tiger has been named athlete of the week by the conference, as Chris Rohr has earned the award twice this year.

An All-American in the indoor shot put in 2008, Lee had two NCAA qualifying throws in the Collegiate Challenge, taking first place in the shot put with a throw of 51 feet, 9 ¾ inches, and second place in the weight throw with a toss of 61 feet, 2 ¼ inches. Both throws are also USATF qualifiers.

Lee and the Tigers will participate in the Big 12 Indoor Championships this weekend in College Station, Texas, for the first of two meets in three weeks at the brand new Gilliam Indoor Facility, site of the NCAA Indoor Championships.