MORAVIAN’S OZZIE BROWN EARNS ECAC DIVISION III MALE TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK HONORS

CAPE COD, MA --- Junior Ozzie Brown (Plymouth Meeting, PA/Plymouth Whitemarsh HS) of the Moravian College men’s indoor track and field team has been named the first Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Division III Male Track Athlete of the Week for the 2006-07 season announced Tuesday.

Brown led Moravian at its season opening meet, a non-scoring invitational hosted by NCAA Division I Lafayette College, by winning two events. Brown captured first in the 300-yard dash in 32.86 seconds, and he won the long jump with a leap of 6.84 meters (22 feet, 5 ¼ inches), just shy of qualifying for the NCAA Division III Championships in his first jump of the year. Brown also placed second in the 60-yard hurdles in 7.82 seconds after qualifying first for the finals in 7.68 seconds. Brown ran on Moravian’s 4x440-yard relay team that placed third in 3:34.52, and he was tied for third in the high jump, clearing a height of 1.90 meters (six feet, 2 ¾ inches).

Moravian will return to action on Friday, December 8th at the Lehigh University Season Opening Invitational beginning at 6:00 p.m. in Bethlehem.