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UTRGV's Harris, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Green win Indoor Track & Field Weekly Awards

FRISCO, Texas – UTRGV's Nayla Harris and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Cyan Green win the Southland Conference Women's Track & Field Athletes of the Week awards, respectively, as announced by the conference office on Wednesday. This is Harris' third weekly honor of the season. 

Women’s Track Athlete of the Week: Nayla Harris, UTRGV  – Sprints - Sr. – Seguin, Texas
Harris wrapped up an undefeated regular season with her fourth win in the 60-meter dash at Texas Tech's Jarvis Scott Invite. She ran a time of 7.17 in the 60m final, defeating runners from Power 4 schools including Tech, Baylor, Wisconsin. Harris also ran a personal best in the 200-meter dash in 24.07 to earn a top 20 finish in a field of 127 runners. Harris is sixth in the nation in the 60m and No. 1 in the South Central Region. 

Women’s Field Athlete of the Week: Cyan Green, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – Thorws - Sr. - Austell, Ga. 
Green took home a second-place finish in the weight throw at the Howie Ryan Invitational in Houston, reaching a mark of 19.48m on her fifth throw of the day. This was the best throw of the week in the conference and the third-best overall this season, behind only two of her own from earlier in the year. 

 
Date Track Athlete of the Week Field Athlete of the Week
Jan. 21 Nayla Harris, UTRGV Jenneil Jacobie, East Texas A&M
Feb. 4 Nayla Harris, UTRGV Jaslyn Russell, McNeese
Feb. 11 Onyah Favour, Southeastern    Jenneil Jacobie, East Texas A&M
Feb. 18 Nayla Harris, UTRGV Cyan Green, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi