Highlander Newspaper

The Highlander women's track team had their best ever finish at the NCAA West Regional this past weekend. Junior Brenda Martinez led the team with her win in the 1500m race. Her time of 4:22.16 wasn't her best time in the event, but it was enough to snatch the win.… Post the First Comment

Riverside! Oh Emm Gee, did you hear what happened last week? The Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Orlando Magic in Game Six, which would be surprising if you weren't following either team through the season and got caught up in the Kobe vs. Lebron dichotomy that doesn't really exist yet but makes for great commercials and "potential match-ups," even though every time Kobe and Lebron "matched up," Lebron was "shut down," faster than "Windows 95.… Post the First Comment

Sophomore Kyle Austin was awarded the UC Riverside Male Athlete of the Year award last week by the UC Riverside Athletics department. Austin transferred over to UCR from the University of Southern California, where he had played sparingly on a team loaded with players like Nick Young and O.… Post the First Comment

Brenda Martinez has proven herself on the track. She was recently named by ISAAF as the 17th fastest woman in the world in the 1500m. On May 2, she ran the 1500m in the fastest time of the year for a college athlete, a time of 4:13.58. She is a member of the UC Riverside Cross- Country team, which won the Big West Championships in 2008.… Post the First Comment