Mount Olive's Hanle and Southern Wesleyan's Peterson Named Conference Carolinas Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
Mount Olive's Hanle and Southern Wesleyan's Peterson Named Conference Carolinas Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – University of Mount Olive's Leah Hanle and Southern Wesleyan University's Paige Peterson have been named the Conference Carolinas Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week, respectively, for meets held April 2 - 8, the Conference announced today.
Hanle, a sophomore from Lichtenstein, Germany, is being honored with her third AOTW honor in as many weeks after producing another Division II automatic qualifying mark in a second event on the season. Hanle showed her range at the Colonial Relays, this time producing a dominating performance in the 10,000 meter run. Her time of 33:43.95, a new personal best and nearly a minute faster than the auto mark, currently sits second in Division II. Hanle has now qualified for the national meet in the 3000 meter steeplechase (provisional mark), the 5000 meter run (automatic mark), and the 10,000 meter run (automatic mark), and sits top-4 nationally in all three events.
Peterson, a freshman from Simpsonville, S.C., set a new school record in the high jump this past weekend at the Susan Rouse Invitational. Her leap of 1.68 meters (5'6") was 8 centimeters higher than any mark she has put up so far this season. Besides winning the meet, Peterson's mark was also a provisional qualifying mark that is currently tied for 14th on the DII descending order list. She now leads the conference in that event.
Also nominated for Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Meghan Araldi (Barton), Rebeckah Goras (Lees-McRae), Hope Whisman (North Greenville), Savannah Lamb (Belmont Abbey) and Kirstin Barton (King)
Also nominated for Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week: Kaitlyn Gearing (Lees-McRae), Shekinah Wilder (North Greenville), and Candise Lockett (Mount Olive)
2018 Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
Week One (Mar. 20) – Jami Lewis (Southern Wesleyan)
Week Two (Mar. 27) - Leah Hanle (Mount Olive)
Week Three (Apr. 3) - Leah Hanle (Mount Olive)
Week Four (Apr. 10) - Leah Hanle (Mount Olive)
2018 Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Week One (Mar. 20) – Candise Lockett (Mount Olive)
Week Two (Mar. 27) - Brittany Beckford (Mount Olive)
Week Three (Apr. 3) - N/A
Week Four (Apr. 10) - Paige Peterson (Southern Wesleyan)