Date Posted: 2/13/2008

MACON, Ga. – In this, the fifth week of indoor competition, Gardner-Webb’s Dobson Collins won the school’s third men’s Atlantic Sun Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week award in 2008m the conference office announced on Wednesday. Collins turned in top 10 performances in the 55m dash and in the 55m hurdles at the Appalachian Limited Meet.

Collins, a junior biology major from Stone Mountain, Ga., set the school record in the 55m hurdles, finishing in a time of 7.70 seconds. Collins now leads the conference in the 55m hurdles with his performance. He took fourth in the event. In the 55m dash, Collins crossed the line in 6.60 seconds, finishing seventh in the event

The Atlantic Sun Conference is a 12-member league committed to Building Winners for Life, with a focus on academic and athletic integrity and a balance between the two for the student-athlete, and maintaining a high level of sportsmanship. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun encompasses six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun consists of some of the most dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Gardner-Webb University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.

Other Top Performer

Jarrod Burton, ETSU (So. – Throws – Bastian, Va. – Education) – Recorded a third-place finish in the weight with is mark of 55-07.50 (16.95m). The Virginia native also made his second appearance in the shot put this season, and finished fifth (48-10; 14.88m).