Belmont Abbey's Thierfelder and Pfeiffer's Asbury Named Conference Carolinas Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Week
Belmont Abbey's Thierfelder and Pfeiffer's Asbury Named Conference Carolinas Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Belmont Abbey College's Elizabeth Thierfelder and Pfeiffer University's Jessica Asbury were named the Conference Carolinas Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week, the conference announced today.
A junior from Gastonia, N.C., Thierfelder posted a pair of top-15 finishes at the Johnson C. Smith Invitational. She would take sixth-place in the 400m dash with a time of 57.88, while her time of 12.58 in the 100m dash snagged her a 14th-place finish.
Asbury, a junior from Clearlake, Calif., turned in a second-place finish in the javelin throw with a score of 37.36m to lead the Falcons at the Johnson C. Smith Invitational.
Also nominated for Women’s Track Athlete of the Week: Kylie Spencer (Pfeiffer), Josie Davis (Converse) and Sarah Rutto (Limestone)
Also nominated for Women’s Field Athlete of the Week: Lauren Morrow (Belmont Abbey)
2016 Women’s Outdoor Track Athletes of the Week
Mar. 15 – Kylie Spencer (Pfeiffer)
Mar. 22 – Kylie Spencer (Pfeiffer)
Mar. 29 – Jazmine Miller (Pfeiffer)
Apr. 5 – Sharon Kiptoo (Barton)
Apr. 12 – Elizabeth Thierfelder (Belmont Abbey)
2016 Women’s Outdoor Field Athletes of the Week
Mar. 15 – Jessica Asbury (Pfeiffer)
Mar. 22 – Shekinah Wilder (North Greenville)
Mar. 29 – Nichole Poppe (Mount Olive)
Apr. 5 – N/A
Apr. 12 – Jessica Asbury (Pfeiffer)