Breisch Earns National Honor

Lincoln ? Junior Becky Breisch was honored by the United States Track Coaches Association as the Mondo Athlete of the Week along with Pennsylvania’s Brian Chaput.

 

After winning silver in the shot put at the NCAA Indoor Championships a week ago, Breisch opened the outdoor season with nation-leading performances in the shot put and the discus at the College Station Relays last Saturday at Texas A&M.

 

Breisch won the shot put to open the day with a toss of 56-3 ?. She followed that up with a throw of 191-6 in the discus to win dual titles in the meet and set the national standard in each. She also set two of Nebraska’s nine NCAA Regional-qualifying marks on the weekend.

 

Breisch was named the Mondo Midwest Regional Co-Athlete of the Year in 2003 along with teammate Ineta Radevica. Breisch won the 2003 NCAA Outdoor title in the shot put and claimed bronze in the discus.

 

The six-time All-American will compete along with several other Huskers at the Jim Click Shoot-out on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz., in the second outdoor meet of the 2004 season.