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Track: Prentice named West Region Male Athlete-of-the-Year

March 11, 2006

Lacey, WA --- Saint Martin's University standout student-athlete Andy Prentice (Sr., Nine Mile Falls, WA) was selected as the NCAA Division II West Region Indoor Male Athlete-of-the-Year by the US Track and Cross Country Coaches Association.

“This award is huge, I am so excited! I love this kid; he deserves every bit of this award. He has dedicated himself wholeheartedly to our school and to our program,” said Brad Hooper, Saints head coach. “He has done everything Coach Sullivan and I have asked. Lifting weights, two workouts a day, interval training until he has puked, everything!”

“He is an outstanding role model, a super kid in every sense of the word,” continued Hooper.

Below is a synopsis of Prentice’s career at SMU:

*NCAA II West Region Track Athlete of the Year * All American 800m Indoor Nationals *2 Time NCAA II West Region #1 Indoor 800m *NCAA II West Region #1 Mile *NCAA II West Region #1 Distance Medley *1 Conference Championship Meet Record *5 Time Conference Champion *6 Time Conference Time Champion *5 Time Academic All American *6 Time Academic All Conference *Former GNAC All Time Best 800m *No. 2 All Time GNAC Mile and 800m Indoor *GNAC Conference Athlete of the Meet @ Conference Championships 2006 *10 School Records *6 Time National Qualifier *14 Time All Conference Track *2 Time All Conference Cross Country *NCAA II All West Region Cross Country