Temple University Athletics
Beverly and Forbes Earn Conference Honors in Outdoor Track & Field
3.28.01 | Women's Track and Field
PHILADELPHIA (March 28, 2001) - Temple's Naomi Beverly and Jason Forbes
received top honors this week from the Atlantic 10 Conference after competing
in the Quaker Invitational at the University of Pennsylvania this past
Saturday, March 24.
Beverly (Marietta, Ga./Marietta) was chosen as the women's performer of the
week after placing first in the 200m dash with a time of 25.28, the best in
the Atlantic 10. She also finished second in the 100m dash with a time of
12.47, making her third in the conference. Beverly is a sophomore majoring in
Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media.
Forbes (Philadelphia, Pa./Newark) was named the men's rookie of the week after
winning the triple jump with a distance of 46'7." He also finished second in
the long jump (22'3/4"). Both marks rank him first in the conference this
season. This is the second time this year that Forbes earned rookie of the
week. He first received this honor on February 5 for placing first at the
Delaware Invitational in the triple jump in indoor competition (46'4 3/4").
Forbes is a freshman majoring in Computer Information Sciences.
