Jharna Alston and Moena Battle of Emmanuel Named Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Jharna Alston and Moena Battle of Emmanuel have been selected as the weekly award winners for Conference Carolinas women’s outdoor track & field for the week ending April 17.
Alston was named Track Athlete of the Week for the second straight week, while Battle picked up Field Athlete of the Week accolades.
A senior sprinter from Mobile, Alabama, Alston posted a pair of top-20 NCAA Division II provisional qualifying times in the 100m and 200m at the Gamecock Invitational. Her 200m time of 24.12 leads Conference Carolinas and the Southeast Region and is No. 17 in the nation this outdoor season. She finished 12th in the event as the only NCAA Division II student-athlete in the top-15. She placed seventh in the 100m with a time of 11.78, which is tops in the league, second in the region and 18th overall. She was also the only NCAA Division II runner in the top-10.
Battle also posted an NCAA Division II provisional mark that is tops in the conference this outdoor season and second-best in the Southeast Region. A senior from Atlanta, Georgia, Battle cleared 1.70m (5-7) in the high jump to finish third at the Gamecock Invitational to a pair of NCAA Division I student-athletes. Her mark is 16th-best in NCAA Division II this outdoor season. She also competed on the 4x100m relay team, which posted a time of 48.17, fifth-best in the conference.
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2022 Women's Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Awards
Week 1 (March 8, 2022)
Track Athlete of the Week: Isabelle Flores, Belmont Abbey
Field Athlete of the Week: Mary Brigid Keck, Mount Olive
Week 2 (March 15, 2022)
Track Athlete of the Week: Hailey Russell, Barton
Field Athlete of the Week: Ashley Teilborg, Barton
Week 3 (March 22, 2022)
Track Athlete of the Week: Michele Beugre, Southern Wesleyan
Field Athlete of the Week: Candise Lockett, Mount Olive
Week 4 (March 29, 2022)
Track Athlete of the Week: Quanterra Harrison, UNC Pembroke
Field Athlete of the Week: Candise Lockett, Mount Olive
Week 5 (April 5, 2022)
Track Athlete of the Week: Jaylin Reeves, Mount Olive;
Britney Augustin, Lees-McRae
Field Athlete of the Week: Zai Fraser, Lees-McRae
Week 6 (April 12, 2022)
Track Athlete of the Week: Jharna Alston, Emmanuel
Field Athlete of the Week: Candise Lockett, Mount Olive
Week 7 (April 19, 2022)
Track Athlete of the Week: Jharna Alston, Emmanuel
Field Athlete of the Week: Moena Battle, Emmanuel