Track and Field Jasmine Washington

Southeastern's Favour, Northwestern State's Samac win Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Awards

FRISCO, Texas – Southeastern's Onyah Favour, Northwestern State's Teodora Samac have earned this week's Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week honor, respectively, as announced by the conference office on Wednesday. 

Women’s Track Athlete of the Week: Onyah Favour, Southeastern – Sprints - Jr. – Asaba, Nigeria
At the East Coast Relays, Favour recorded a strong performance in the 400-meter dash. Favour notched the second-best time in the Southland Conference with a 52.01 mark in the event. Favour's 52.01 is 22nd in the NCAA East Region and 38th in the nation. She placed second in the event, finishing ahead of two SEC student-athletes, while only trailing a Tennessee Volunteer. 

Women’s Field Athlete of the Week: Teodora Samac, Northwestern State – Throws - So. – Sremska, Serbia
Samac competed in the javelin at the Alumni Muster, tossing a person best mark of 162-0, the best throw in the javelin last weekend and solidified the second-best throw in the Southland this season. She is 11th in the South Central and 72nd nationally. 
 
Date Track Athlete of the Week Field Athlete of the Week
March 25 Sileena Farrell, Northwestern State Jaslyn Russell, McNeese
April 1 Rushana Dwyer, Northwestern State Eliska Zahradnickova, Northwestern State
April 8 Elizabeth Khatevi, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Jaslyn Russell, McNeese
April 15 Dior Williams, UTRGV Mariam Buenanueva Saleme, Lamar
April 22 Elizabeth Khateiv, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi    Natalia Rankin-Chitar, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
April 29 Rushana Dwyer, Northwestern State Neelie Schiel, Lamar
May 6 Onyah Favour, Southeastern Teodora Samac, Northwestern State