Darlington and Him-Lazarenko named ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ athletes of the week
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MONTREAL - Justin Darlington of Montreal and Anneth Him-Lazarenko of Ste. Dorothée, Que., are the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ athletes of the week for the period ending Feb. 28, 2010.
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Darlington, a 6-foot-4, 169-pound high jumper, earned performance-of-the-meet honours for the field events at the Quebec university track and field championship hosted by ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ over the weekend.Ìý The 21-year-old marketing freshman won gold and qualified for the upcoming CIS championships with a school record leap of 2.07 metres in the men's high jump at Richard Tomlinson Fieldhouse. It was the third time this season that he had broken the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ record, surpassing his previous best of 2.04m. He previously attended J.Clarke Richardson high school in Ajax, Ont.
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Him-Lazarenko, a 5-foot-10 ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ on the women's basketball team, scored a career-high 32 points and grabbed seven rebounds as ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ upset second-place UQAM 83-68 to clinch a playoff berth on the final day of the regular season, Saturday. It was the highest single-game point-total by a member of the Martlets in 53 games overall, dating back to a 35-point performance on Feb. 24, 2008. The 22-year-old education sophomore made 14 of 20 attempts from the field and went 4-for-7 from the foul-line in 31 minutes of court time. She ended up leading the league in scoring with 15.0 points per game and was third in rebounding with a 7.8 average, despite missing the first three games of the season while recovering from knee surgery. She previously attended Vanier College.
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012 (tel.)
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