TicketSmarter WAC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week Announced
DENVER – Grand Canyon's Kelly Moodry and Abilene Christian's Annina Brandenburg has been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week, respectively, for March 16 through 20.
Moodry, a junior from Gillette, Wyo., won the 800-meter run at the Willie Williams Classic, Friday. She finished first with a time of 2:05.67, fastest in the WAC and third in the NCAA performance lists according to TFRRS. Moodry placed 12th in the 200-meter dash with a WAC top-10 time at the same meet.
Brandenburg, a graduate student from Dusseldorf, Germany, took the runner-up spot in both the shot put and discus at the Wes Kittley Invitational and Multi, Thursday through Saturday. She placed second in discus just behind this season's top-performer, Texas Tech's Seasons Usual (58.50m/191' 11"), with a mark of 55.18m (181' 0") putting her first in the WAC and seventh in the NCAA performance lists according to TFRRS. Brandenburg's second runner-up finish came in shot put where she marked 15.96m (52' 4.5") topping the WAC and placing 13th in the NCAA performance lists.
Other track nominees: Abilene Christian's Briahna Gerlach placed fourth in the 800 meters (2:19.90) at the Wes Kittley Invitational and Multi … Lamar's Faith Outing won the 400-meter dash with a time of 56.15 seconds that puts her second in the WAC performance list, at the Louisiana Classic, Friday … NM State's Jhana Downie placed sixth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 14.47 seconds at the Willie Williams Classic, Friday … Seattle U's Tricht Jocelyn took runner-up in the 200-meter dash (24.96) at the OSU PNW Invite, Saturday … Stephen F. Austin's Mathilde Coquillaud-Salomon placed third in the 400-meter hurdles (1:00.75), fastest in the WAC and 29th in the NCAA performance lists, at the UTSA Invitational, Friday … Tarleton's Nyla Barlow finished fourth in the 200-meter dash with the fastest time in the WAC performance list (24.08) at the Wes Kittley Invitational and Multi … UT Rio Grande Valley's Estrella Medellin finished runner-up in the 800-meter run with a time of two minutes 22.83 seconds at the South Texas Showdown, Friday.
Other field nominees: Grand Canyon's Jazmine Scott placed second in triple jump with a mark of 12.22m (40' 1.25"), best in the WAC performance list, at the Willie Williams Classic … NM State's Phetisang Makhethe won the hammer throw with a mark of 61.72m (202' 6") that topped the WAC performance list at the Willie Williams Classic … Seattle U's Nicole Whittern placed third in javelin with a mark of 43.62m (143' 1") good for third in the WAC performance list at the OSU PNW Invite … Stephen F. Austin Seri Geisler won the javelin with a mark of 51.33m (168' 5"), best in WAC and ninth in NCAA performance lists, at the Ice Breaker Classic … Tarleton's Rylee Hennig won the high jump with a mark of 1.67m (5' 57"), good for second in the WAC performance list, at the Wes Kittley Invitational and Multi.