Pfeiffer's Spencer and North Greenville's Wilder Named Conference Carolinas Women's Track & Field Athletes of the Week
Pfeiffer's Spencer and North Greenville's Wilder Named Conference Carolinas Women's Track & Field Athletes of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Pfeiffer University’s Kylie Spencer and North Greenville University's Shekinah Wilder have been named the Conference Carolinas Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week, respectively, the conference announced today.
Spencer, a sophomore from Pleasant Garden, N.C., posted a pair of top 20 finishes for the Falcons at the 49ers Classic. With a time of 2:22.82 in the 800m she would pick up a 20th-place finish, while also landing a 20th-place finish in the 1500m with a time of 4:52.54.
A freshman from Aiken, S.C., Wilder broke two North Greenville records in the process of notching two top 15 finishes at the 49ers Classic. She would place fourth in the triple jump and set an NCAA provisional time with a distance of 11.84m. Wilder would close the meet with a 12th-place finish in the long jump with a distance of 5.26m.
Also nominated for Women’s Track Athlete of the Week: Sharon Kiptoo (Barton)
Also nominated for Women’s Field Athlete of the Week: Jazmine Miller (Pfeiffer)
2016 Women’s Outdoor Track Athletes of the Week
Mar. 15 – Kylie Spencer (Pfeiffer)
Mar. 22 – Kylie Spencer (Pfeiffer)
2016 Women’s Outdoor Field Athletes of the Week
Mar. 15 – Jessica Asbury (Pfeiffer)
Mar. 22 – Shekinah Wilder (North Greenville)