TAMPA - Freshman sprinter Lindsey Lamar of the University of South Florida track and field team was named the BIG EAST Track Male Athlete of the Week Tuesday in an announcement by the conference office.

Lamar placed first in the 60-meter dash at the Akron Quad Friday, posting a time of 6.77 that currently ranks first in the BIG EAST for the 2009-10 season. Lamar not only easily eclipsed the BIG EAST Championship qualifying time of 7.06 seconds, but his time was just .06 seconds off the NCAA Championship provisional qualifying time.

Fresh off his first season with the USF football team, Lamar's time in his collegiate debut also puts him in a tie for 15th for the fastest time in the nation this year. Last season, only one BIG EAST athlete ran a faster time than Lamar's 6.77 in the 60 meters.

Lamar and the Bulls return to the track Saturday for the Minnesota Invitational held at the University of Minnesota.