JAMES, GAUNTLETT NAMED UMES ATHLETES OF THE WEEK TYLER BIRNBAUM 03/29/10 Track, softball student-athletes take weekly honors PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - Freshman Jasmine James (Willingboro, N.J.) and Akheem Gauntlett (Roselle, N.J.) have been named University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletes of the Week for the period ending March 29. James, a shortstop on the softball team, hit .500 with three runs scored and one driven in four games at the Delaware State tournament over the weekend. James best performance came as UMES picked up its first win of the season, 8-7, over North Carolina Central. James hits 3-for-4 and scored twice against the Lady Eagles. The Lady Hawks are back in action Wednesday at Norfolk State for a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. Gauntlett, of the men's track and field team, finished second in the 400 meters at the Maryland Invitational Saturday. He ran a time of 47.96, qualifying for the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America Championships held in conjunction with the ECAC Championships in May. It was the second straight week Gauntlett was named UMES Male Athlete of the Week. The Hawks next run at the Penn Invitational April 3 at Franklin Field.