Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern Names Hilton Garden Inn Athletes of the Week
9/11/2006 12:00:00 AM | General
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Sept. 11, 2006
EVANSTON, ILL. --Junior Celia Franklin (Wilmette, Ill./New Trier) and junior David Roth (St. Louis, Mo./Chaminade College Prep) have been named Northwestern's Hilton Garden Inn Athletes of the Week.
Franklin led Northwestern in its sweep of the 6K Chuck Carroll Invitational, the Wildcats' first competition of the 2006 season. Franklin won the overall title with a time of 23:14 and Northwestern, with seven runners in the top 10, captured the team title.
Roth scored three goals over the weekend to help the Wildcats go 2-0 and clinch the championship of the 2006 Adidas/Baymont Inn Invitational hosted by Northern Illinois. Roth tallied both Northwestern goals in Friday's 2-0 win over Bradley before scoring his third goal of the weekend against Drake inthe second half to tie the game at 1-1. Roth, who was named to the all-tournament team, leads the Wildcats in both goals (four) and total points (10) this season.
