When Porscha Lucas started running track in the seventh grade, she didn't think that she would emerge as a world-class sprinter years later.

Tabarie Henry (Texas A&M) was selected as the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Male Athlete of the Week. For Female Track and Field Athlete of the Week, Lisa Koll (Iowa State) earned the honor for the week of Feb. 2.

The Texas A&M 4x400-meter relay team grabbed the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Male Athletes of the Week. Aggie Jessica Beard captured the Female Athlete of the Week for Jan. 26.

Six Big 12 track and field athletes from three different schools were selected to the 2010 Bowerman Preseason Watch List, awarded by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Marquise Goodwin (Texas) and Demetrius Pinder (Texas A&M) were selected as Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Male Athletes of the Week. Porscha Lucas (Texas A&M) was chosen as the Female Athlete of the Week for Jan. 19.

Jordan Scott (Kansas) earned the Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Male Athlete of the Week and Scottesha Miller (Oklahoma) was chosen as the Female Athlete of the Week for Jan. 12.

Women's track and field has five teams and the men have eight on the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) preseason poll.

K-State's high jumping squad waved good bye to one of the best jumpers in NCAA history last season when they lost three-time national champion Scott Sellers to graduation.