Mount Olive's Hanle and Pfeiffer's Webb Named Conference Carolinas Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
Mount Olive's Hanle and Pfeiffer's Webb Named Conference Carolinas Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – University of Mount Olive's Leah Hanle and Pfeiffer University's Alison Webb have been named the Conference Carolinas Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week, respectively, for meets held Mar. 20-26, the Conference announced today.
A freshman from Lichtenstein, Germany, Hanle managed a top-ten finish for the Trojans at the Raleigh Relays hosted by North Carolina State University. She would finish in ninth-place among numerous Division I runners in the 5000 meter with a time of 16:24.45, which was a UMO school record for the event. Hanle's time was also an NCAA Automatic qualifier, which booked her a trip to the 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 5000 meter.
Webb, a junior from Concord, N.C., narrowly missed a top-five finish for the Falcons at the Winthrop Adidas Invitational hosted by Winthrop University. She would place sixth in the javelin throw with a score of 38.11 meters, breaking her own school record set last week.
Also nominated for Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Liz Thierfelder (Belmont Abbey), Amy Barton (Southern Wesleyan) & Allyson Malone (Limestone)
Also nominated for Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Natalie Nelson (Belmont Abbey), Taylor Moncrief (Mount Olive) & Shakinah Wilder (North Greenville)
2017 Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
Week One (Mar. 21) – Amy Barton (Southern Wesleyan)
Week Two (Mar. 28) – Leah Hanle (Mount Olive)
2017 Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Week One (Mar. 21) – Olivia Bush (Southern Wesleyan)
Week Two (Mar. 28) – Alison Webb (Pfeiffer)