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Harrison Earns CU Athlete of Week

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March 11, 2003

BOULDER- Sophomore men's basketball player David Harrison earns athlete of the week honors after a pair of outstanding games for Colorado last week. Harrison helped lead the Buffs to two crucial Big 12 Conference wins over Oklahoma State and Nebraska this past week.

Harrison pulled off his second career triple-double of the season with 20 points, 10 rebounds, 11 blocked shots vs. Nebraska. His 11 blocked shots is a school record breaking his previous 10 blocks set earlier in the season against Stetson (Nov. 24). Against Oklahoma State, Harrison recorded a double-double of 14 points, 16 rebounds. His 16 rebounds were the most for the 7-0 center since the third game of the season.

So far in 2002-03, Harrison has recorded nine double-doubles with two triple-doubles, and has increased his own school-record of 90 blocks this season. Harrison also has 11 games with over 10+ rebounds and for the season 10 games with over four blocked shots in a game. He is averaging 13.8 points (2nd on team), 8.5 rebounds (second) and 3.1 blocks per game (first) for Colorado.

Harrison was also named to the All-District (8) team, as selected by the United States Basketball Writers Association, the first Buffalo to be honored on the squad in six seasons. Others nominated for this week's award were Tera Bjorklund (women's basketball) and Mia Cullman (women's skiing).

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Tera Bjorklund, Junior, St. Peter, Minn.
Tera Bjorklund, junior center on the University of Colorado women's basketball team was named First Team All-Big 12. Bjorklund is Colorado's leading scorer at 17.0 points per game through the regular season. She has scored in double-figures in 24 of CU's 27 games this season, and has 11 20-plus scoring efforts on the year, including the last four games in a row. The Buffaloes are 21-6 on the season.

WOMEN'S SKIING: Mia Cullman, Junior, Vail, Colo.
The Buffaloes finished third Saturday in the 50th Annual NCAA Championships. Mia Cullman was third in slalom, which was the best finish by a CU skier this week. She has been named first-team All-America for the third time in her career; only the seventh CU women to accomplish that. Cullman posted the best individual finish of the week by a Buffalo in placing third in 1:36.20.