Junior John Brodowski of the Muhlenberg track and field team has received the Sidney G. Weikert Award as the sophomore athlete of the year for his performance during the 2002-03 school year. The award presentation was made as part of Homecoming festivities at Muhlenberg on Saturday, although Brodowski was not present since he is studying abroad this semester.

The Weikert Award annually recognizes athletic achievement with accompanying campus contribution and strong academic record. It was established in 1973 by the Muhlenberg College Alumni Association in memory of the late Sidney Weikert, a loyal alumnus and former associate director of admissions at Muhlenberg.

Brodowski had an outstanding sophomore year, setting the school record in the decathlon and becoming the first Mule decathlete ever to qualify for the NCAA Championships (he finished 13th). He was named Most Outstanding Field Performer of Centennial Conference Outdoor Championships after winning the high jump and placing second in the long jump, fifth in the javelin and seventh in the pole vault. Brodowski also won the high jump at the CC Indoor Championships.

In addition to the decathlon, Brodowski also holds school records in the 110 hurdles and 4x100 relay (outdoors) and 55 hurdles, 4x200 relay and pentathlon (indoors). He was the ECAC Indoor pentathlon champion as a freshman.

The Muhlenberg field hockey team is ranked 15th in the STX/NFHCA poll.

Despite defeating Dickinson, 3-0, in their lone game of the week, the Mules fell a spot in the poll. Lebanon Valley jumped ahead of them

STX/NFHCA Poll school (#1 votes) record last rank 1. New Jersey (14) 10-1 3 2. Middlebury (18) 10-0 2 3. Salisbury (2) 9-1 1 4. Rowan 7-2 4 5. Cortland State (2) 10-0 5 6. Messiah 9-2 5 7. Eastern Mennonite 12-0 7 8. Skidmore 10-1 8 9. Mary Washington 11-1 9 10. Montclair State 9-2 10 11. McDaniel 10-3 11 12. Ursinus 8-4 12 13. Bowdoin 7-2 13 14. Lebanon Valley 9-2 16 15. Muhlenberg 10-2 14 16. Amherst 8-2 17 17. Williams 7-2 15 18. William Smith 10-2 18 19. Colby 7-3 19 20. Virginia Wesleyan 11-0 nr

after downing two teams Muhlenberg had already beaten, Moravian and Susquehanna.

The Mules are scheduled to host 12th-ranked Ursinus next Tuesday.

In the Division III statistical rankings, Muhlenberg is ninth in scoring defense (0.75 goals per game) and tied for 12th in winning percentage (.833).

Individually, junior Kristen Bruschi is tied for seventh in goals (14), ninth in goals per game (1.17), 14th in points (29) and 20th in points per game (2.42). Freshman Lauren Schram is tied for 15th with her goals-against average of 0.75.