NEWARK, DE -- Senior women's indoor track and field standout Asha Quant has been named the Wilmington Trust Best of the Blue Hens Athlete of the Week for the period ending Feb. 18.

Quant (at right), a senior from Willingboro, NJ (Holy Cross High School), posted three top five finishes to lead the Blue Hen women Friday night at the Lafayette-Rider Invitational held at the New York City Armory.

The meet, co-hosted by Lafayette College and Rider University, included some of the top athletes from all NCAA divisions in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Led by Quant and second place finishes from Kelli McDonald in the pole vault and Cristine Marquez in 400 meters, collected 19 top finishes while the UD men had five top 10 showings.

Quant was second in the long jump (18-1 3/4), fourth in the 60 meters (7.85), and fifth in the 200 meters (25.33).

She holds UD records in the indoor long jump (19 1/4), outdoor long jump (19-8), and in the outdoor 4 x 200 meter relay and outdoor 4 x 400 meter relay. She placed in the top 15 in five different events at the 2007 Colonial Athletic Association outdoor championships, finishing third in the long jump, fourth in the 4 x 400 meter relay, sixth in the 4 x 100 meter relay, 13th in the 200 meter dash, and 14th in the 100 meter dash.

The UD indoor track and field teams will compete at the Princeton Invitational Feb. 23.

Past Winners:

2007-08 Season
Feb. 18 - Asha Quant (Women's Indoor Track & Field)
Feb. 11 - Vincent Giordano (Men's Lacrosse)
Feb. 4 - Andrew Zinn (Men's Swimming & Diving)
Jan. 28 - John Viotto (Men's Indoor Track & Field)
Jan. 21 - Kelli McDonald (Women's Indoor Track & Field)
Jan. 14 - Herb Courtney (Men's Basketball)
Jan. 7 - Andrew Zinn (Men's Swimming & Diving)
Dec. 31 - Kyle DeHaven (Women's Basketball)
Dec. 24 - Alphonso Dawson (Men's Basketball)
Dec. 16 - Mark Duncan (Football)
Dec. 9 - Joe Flacco (Football)
Dec. 2 - Maryann Walker (Women's Swimming)
Nov. 26 - Omar Cuff (Football)
Nov. 19 - Megan Welch (Volleyball)
Nov. 12 - Kyle DeHaven (Women's Basketball)
Nov. 5 - Sobhan Tadjalli (Men's Soccer)
Oct. 29 - Christina Antonopoulos (Women's Cross Country)
Oct. 22 - Emily Sammis (Women's Soccer)
Oct. 15 - Omar Cuff (Football)
Oct. 8 - Kyle Schmid (Men's Cross Country)
Oct. 1 - Colleen Walsh (Volleyball)
Sept. 23 - Nolan Greenberg (Men's Tennis)
Sept. 16 - Joe Flacco (Football)
Sept. 9 - Jason Bernstein (Golf)
Sept. 2 - Casey Howard (Field Hockey)
Aug. 26 - Stephanie Barry (Volleyball)

2006-07 Season
Jan. 30 - Asha Quant (Women's Indoor Track)
Feb. 4 - Kyle DeHaven (Women's Basketball)
Feb. 11 - Sam McMahon (Men's Basketball)
Feb. 18 - Maryann Walker (Women's Swimming)
Feb. 25 - Adam Zuder-Havens (Men's Lacrosse)
Mar. 2 - Cristine Marquez (Women's Indoor Track)
Mar. 12 - Debbie Sloan (Women's Lacrosse)
Mar. 19 - Tyresa Smith (Women's Basketball)
Mar. 26 - Joe McLister (Golf)
Apr. 2 - Carolynn Sloat (Softball)
Apr. 9 - Bryan Hagerich (Baseball)
Apr. 16 - Alexi Capsouras (Women's Outdoor Track)
Apr. 23 - Jared Wasser (Men's Outdoor Track)
Apr. 30 - Alex Smith (Men's Lacrosse)
May 7 - David Slovak (Baseball)
May 14 - Tommy Scherr (Men's Lacrosse)
May 21 - Dan Deckelbaum (Men's Lacrosse)
May 28 - Mike McGuire (Baseball)